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ness, 384 ; strangeness, 387 ; its
poetical character described by
Gaspary, 398 ff.; Francesca,
400 ; Farinata, 406 ; sinners are
mocked only in the lower re-
gions, 409 ; Pope Nicholas, 409 ;
Ugolino, 414 ; significance of,
417.
Italy, influence of Rome upon,
45 ff.; religious awakening of,
48 ; growth of guilds, 49 ; splen-
did activity of the thirteenth
century, 50 ff.
Jerusalem, its position, 237 - 8.
Letters, mentioned by Boccaccio,
110 ; by Bruni, 119 ; by Nor-
ton, 140, 141, 143, 145 n.; gen-
uineness discussed, 221 ; to Can
Grande, 262.
Longfellow, his poem on the
D. C., 225.
Manetti, 129.
Neri, from Pistoja, 120 ; ban-
ished, 122, 134.
Paradiso, the order of the planets,
232 - 3 ; their inhabitants, 243 ;
shadow of earth, 243 ; the in-
telligences, 245 ff.; influence of
the stars, 247 ff.; God, symbol-
ized by a point, 251 ; happiness
consists in the vision of the Di-
vine essence, 309 ; perfection of
life is in charity, 322 ; the great-
ness of Dante's task, 332 ; Leigh
Hunt on, 333 ; Ruskin on, 334 ;
Shelley's opinion of, 334 ; Hal-
lam's statement, 335 ; its theme,
335 ; the beginnings of the
spiritual life, 336 ; astronomical
framework, 337 ; shadow of
earth, 338 ; many ways to God,
338 ; grand divisions, 340 ; ma-
terials used in the construction,
341.
Provençal poetry, trifling in pur-
pose, 382.
Purgatory, how formed, 236 - 7,
304 ; the counterpart to Hell,
239 ; the Southern Cross, 239,
240 ; the Garden of Eden, 241,
307 ; chronology of, 256 - 61 ; its
literal and allegorical meaning,
304 ; time spent there, 304 ;
three divisions, 305 ; Ante-Pur-
gatory, 305 ; significance of
Purg., 306 ; symbolical mean-
ing of persons and objects in,
307 ; sin causes a stain on the
soul, 315, 316 ; a debt remains
after sin, 316 ; pride the most
grievous of sins, 318.
Questio de Aqua et Terra, its
contents, 218 - 9.
Roman Catholic Church, changes
wrought in Europe by, 44 ;
growth of her power, 47.
Rome, the spell of her name upon
Italy, 45 ff.
Stars, influence of, 247 ff.
Theological virtues, 307, 311, 312.
Uberti, their sufferings at the
hands of the Guelfs, 19, 20.
Venice, the counterpart of Rome,
11.
Vergil, reasons why Dante chose
him, 290 ff.; a poet, 291 ; ig-
nores his imperfections, 294 ;
speaks as one who has gained
knowledge through death, 295 ;
a symbol, yet retaining histor-
ical reality, 298, 299 ; most
learned of the poets, 298 ; less
perfect than Cato, 300 ; supple-
mented by Statius, 301 ; repre-
sentative of the imperial idea,
302 ; significance of, 307, 374,
375 ; Dante's affection for, 376.
Vita Nuova, mentioned by Vil-
lani, 62 ; Boccaccio, 79 ; men-
tioned by Bruni, 126 ; described
by Gaspary, 174 ff.; its date,
185 ; its symmetrical structure,
188 ff.; its self-concentration,
361.

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