Review (PDF) Dante Alighieri: Divine Comedy, Divine Spirituality (The Crossroad Spiritual Legacy Series)
In this popular presentation, Royal guides us through The Divine Comedy, a literary classic that is enjoying a renaissance as a spiritual masterpiece. In the course of exploring the human pilgrimage on Earth, Dante charts a vivid path through the canticles of Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven in his legendary poem. Robert Royal presents a careful but reader-friendly approach to the poetry of the texts themselves and a biographical sketch of Dante, the man, the writer, and the spiritual lover extraordinaire.
Series: The Crossroad Spiritual Legacy Series
Paperback: 248 pages
Publisher: The Crossroad Publishing Company; 1st edition (May 1, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0824516044
ISBN-13: 978-0824516048
Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.7 x 8.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Robert Royal has managed to write a book which makes Dante's Divine Comedy not only more understandable for the average reader, but which makes you want to actually read Dante's classic. One of the chief reasons why this is such a good book is that Royal takes Dante's spiritual leanings seriously, unlike some commentators who see Dante as doing mostly political commentary. I recently used Royal's book as I embarked on teaching The Inferno to a high school student I was tutoring. It was an invaluable resource and made things clearer than the notes found in either edition of The Inferno we were using. I am now looking forward to finishing The Divine Comedy myself for the first time, inspired by Robert Royal. Thank you to the author for making this classic accessible for someone who doesn't read Italian, but who does share Dante's Catholic faith.
This is a must read for any Christian (Catholic). If reading about what Dante's view of Hell doesn't get you on the straight and narrow, maybe you should rethink your Christianity. This book is very well written and thought provoking.
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