The Divine ComedyThe Divine Comedy (La Divina Commedia) by Dante Alighieri (Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri). A “comedy”, that became a “divine book” for ancestors, is one of the greatest works of art known to the world. It is an encyclopedia of “moral, natural, philosophical and theological” knowledges, a tremendous synthesis of the feudal catholic ideology and the same tremendous epiphany that spread during the new culture times. A great poetic genius of the author put this comedy above the era and made it a legacy of centuries. |
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... As on her frenzied child a mother casts; Then thus began: "Among themselves
all things Have order; and from hence the form, which makes The universe
resemble God. In this The higher creatures see the printed steps Of that eternal
worth, ...
... As on her frenzied child a mother casts; Then thus began: "Among themselves
all things Have order; and from hence the form, which makes The universe
resemble God. In this The higher creatures see the printed steps Of that eternal
worth, ...
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Love no compulsion needs, but follows free Th' eternal Providence, I well discern:
This harder find to deem, why of thy peers Thou only to this office wert foredoom'd
." I had not ended, when, like rapid mill, Upon its centre whirl'd the light; and ...
Love no compulsion needs, but follows free Th' eternal Providence, I well discern:
This harder find to deem, why of thy peers Thou only to this office wert foredoom'd
." I had not ended, when, like rapid mill, Upon its centre whirl'd the light; and ...
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| Title | The Divine Comedy |
| Author | Dante Alighieri |
| Publisher | Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing, 2018 |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Classics |
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