Purgatorio
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Purgatorio is the second canticle of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, depicting the poet’s ascent of Mount Purgatory as souls undergo purification on their way to Paradise.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Purgatorio canonical | 13 |
| Purgatorio is the second cantica of the Divine Comedy | 1 |
| Purgatory | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian literary work
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canticle ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Italian Renaissance humanism (as a precursor) ⓘ |
| author | Dante Alighieri ⓘ |
| closingScene | Dante purified and ready to ascend to Heaven ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | early 14th century ⓘ |
| contains |
Ante-Purgatory
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Earthly Paradise ⓘ angelic guardians on each terrace ⓘ encounters with contemporary Italians ⓘ encounters with historical figures ⓘ prayers and hymns ⓘ |
| depicts |
seven deadly sins purified on terraces
ⓘ
souls undergoing purification ⓘ |
| doctrineReflected | medieval Catholic doctrine of Purgatory ⓘ |
| followedBy | Paradiso ⓘ |
| follows | Inferno ⓘ |
| form | narrative poem ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical poem
ⓘ
epic poetry ⓘ |
| guide | Beatrice ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allegory
ⓘ
symbolism ⓘ visionary journey ⓘ |
| literaryInfluenceOn |
Christian theology and spirituality
ⓘ
European literature ⓘ
surface form:
Western literature
|
| literaryMovement | Medieval literature ⓘ |
| mainGuide | Virgil ⓘ |
| meter | terza rima ⓘ |
| narrator |
Dante (protagonist)
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surface form:
Dante (character)
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| numberOfCantos | 33 ⓘ |
| openingScene | Dante emerging from Hell to see the stars ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Tuscan Italian ⓘ |
| partOf | Divine Comedy ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| religiousFunction | didactic work on sin and penance ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | aba bcb cdc ... (terza rima) ⓘ |
| setting | Mount Purgatory ⓘ |
| settingRelativeToInferno | located on the opposite side of the Earth from Jerusalem ⓘ |
| structure | seven terraces of Purgatory ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the Christian life of penance
ⓘ
the ascent of the soul toward God ⓘ |
| theme |
divine grace
ⓘ
hope ⓘ purification ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Divine Comedy
subject surface form:
Divine Comedy
this entity surface form:
Purgatory
subject surface form:
Durante degli Alighieri
subject surface form:
Durante degli Alighieri
this entity surface form:
Purgatorio is the second cantica of the Divine Comedy