Divine Comedy, The: Student Guide
Upon the literary foundation of the West, laid by the hands of Homer and Virgil, sits a cathedral. That cathedral is Dante AlighieriāsĀ Divine Comedy.Ā One of the crown jewels of both Western and Christian literature, theĀ ComedyĀ is an epic, allegorical poem accounting Danteās spiritual journey of redemption that takes him through the pit of Hell (the Inferno) to the Beatific Vision of God (the Paradiso). TheĀ ComedyĀ is necessary to any classical curriculum, for it is the union of two traditions, both Christian and classical. Let us be a Virgil (Danteās guide in theĀ Comedy) as we introduce your student to a great book meant to be read for a lifetime.
The Divine Comedy Student GuideĀ providesĀ helpful study questions and reading notes for difficult lines.
Note: Our study guides are made to be used with the John Ciardi translation ofĀ The Divine Comedy.
120 pages.
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Upon the literary foundation of the West, laid by the hands of Homer and Virgil, sits a cathedral. That cathedral is Dante AlighieriāsĀ Divine Comedy.Ā One of the crown jewels of both Western and Christian literature, theĀ ComedyĀ is an epic, allegorical poem accounting Danteās spiritual journey of redemption that takes him through the pit of Hell (the Inferno) to the Beatific Vision of God (the Paradiso). TheĀ ComedyĀ is necessary to any classical curriculum, for it is the union of two traditions, both Christian and classical. Let us be a Virgil (Danteās guide in theĀ Comedy) as we introduce your student to a great book meant to be read for a lifetime.
The Divine Comedy Student GuideĀ providesĀ helpful study questions and reading notes for difficult lines.
Note: Our study guides are made to be used with the John Ciardi translation ofĀ The Divine Comedy.
120 pages.
