Dante And the Divine Comedy : Studies And Notes
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Mars Virtues.
The Sun Powers.
Venus Principalities, Mercury Archangels.
The Moon Angels.
94 DANTE AND THE DIVINE COMEDY the PrimurriMobile, which is the nearest to the Empyrean and the first in dignity. Next are the Cherubim to whom the Fixed Stars are allotted, and so downwards to the angels specifically so called, whose sphere is the Moon.
In partial correspondence with these two hierarchies of spheres and angels is a hierarchy of human souls. As star differs from star in glory and as choir e...xcels choir of angels in depth of intuition and intensity of love, so spirit differs from spirit in its capacity for joy ; and this gra- dation in bliss is exhibited to Dante in a two- fold manner — first of all, in his passage through the nine moving heavens, and afterwards, in the Empyrean.
In the lowest and most tardy of the spheres — that of the Moon — he discerns dim, pearly and almost phantasmal forms as of human faces.
These are spirits who had fallen short of the counsels of perfection.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Mars Virtues.
The Sun Powers.
Venus Principalities, Mercury Archangels.
The Moon Angels.
94 DANTE AND THE DIVINE COMEDY the PrimurriMobile, which is the nearest to the Empyrean and the first in dignity. Next are the Cherubim to whom the Fixed Stars are allotted, and so downwards to the angels specifically so called, whose sphere is the Moon.
In partial correspondence with these two hierarchies of spheres and angels is a hierarchy of human souls. As star differs from star in glory and as choir e...xcels choir of angels in depth of intuition and intensity of love, so spirit differs from spirit in its capacity for joy ; and this gra- dation in bliss is exhibited to Dante in a two- fold manner — first of all, in his passage through the nine moving heavens, and afterwards, in the Empyrean.
In the lowest and most tardy of the spheres — that of the Moon — he discerns dim, pearly and almost phantasmal forms as of human faces.
These are spirits who had fallen short of the counsels of perfection.
What to read after Dante And the Divine Comedy : Studies And Notes?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Wright, William James Payling, 1831- to read onlineMoreLess
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