Perché quei dodici spiriti sapienti nel IV cielo di Dante? Un inno alla cultura

Manlio Sodi

doi:10.21697/sc.2023.30.1.5

Published: 2023-11-06

Vol. 30 No. 1 (2023)

Why these twelve wise souls in Dante’s fourth heaven? A hymn to culture

Manlio Sodi

Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings

Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły

https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2023.30.1.5

Abstract

The eight-hundredth anniversary of the Great Poet's death is the occasion of this study, which presents the souls of the twelve scholars immortalised by Dante in the fourth heaven. Approaching such personalities, we note the diverse cultural forms that have marked history and continue to illuminate it with the wisdom of their works. From this insight springs a hymn in honour of the culture that also shines brightly in Dante's poetry.

Keywords:

Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri, philosophy and theology, history, Thomas Aquinas

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Sodi, M. (2023). Why these twelve wise souls in Dante’s fourth heaven? A hymn to culture. Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 30(1), 74–83. https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2023.30.1.5

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