Description
Book SynopsisThis accessible, Christian introduction to Dante also serves as a primer to the
Divine Comedy, helping readers appreciate the complexity and layers of meaning in Dante's spiritual masterpiece.
Table of ContentsContents
Introduction:
Dante as Poet, Prophet, and Exile
Part 1: INFERNO
1. Zooming In and Zooming Out: How to Read
Inferno (
Inferno 1-2)
2. The Fear of Hell and the Fear of God (
Inferno 3-9)
3. The Graveyard of the Heretics and the Wasteland of the Violent (
Inferno 10-17)
4. White-Collar Criminals and Sins against Words (
Inferno 18-26)
5. Icy Hearts and Frozen Souls: The Lowest Portion of Hell (
Inferno 27-34)
Part 2: PURGATORIO
6. Waiting for God: An Introduction to
Purgatorio7. The People outside the Gate: Freedom, Responsibility, and Vulnerability (
Purgatorio 1-9)
8. In Search of Deep Cleansing: The Middle Canti (
Purgatorio 10-24)
9. Returning to Humanity's First Home: Epic and Lyric in the Garden of Eden (
Purgatorio 25-28)
10. "As the Heavens Are Higher Than the Earth": Dante's Apocalyptic Vision (
Purgatorio 29-33)
Part 3: PARADISO
11. "Great Fires Come from Tiny Sparks": An Introduction to
Paradiso (
Paradiso 1-2)
12. "In His Will Is Our Peace": Individuality and Polyphony in
Paradiso (
Paradiso 3-20)
13. Intellectual Fasting and the Test of Love: Saturn, Stars, and the Crystalline Sphere (
Paradiso 21-29)
14. The Canti of Surprise: Garden, Book, and Rose (
Paradiso 30-33)
Conclusion:
The Wonder of the Comedy
Index
