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Quotation from De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante) by Dante Alighieri; R. W. Church
“It is to stamp a deep impression on the mind, of the issues of good and ill doing here--of the real worlds of pain and joy.”
De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante), R. W. Church, essay 'Dante', trans. Original English (R. W. Church)
Church's statement of the primary purpose of the Commedia, after denying that De Monarchia is the key to the poem.
Citation: "It is to stamp a deep impression on the mind, of the issues of good and ill doing here--of the real worlds of pain and joy." — Dante Alighieri; R. W. Church, De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante), R. W. Church, essay 'Dante', trans. Original English (R. W. Church). (id dante-de-monarchia-q8)
Portrait: Portrait de Dante, Sandro Botticelli, Public domain.
