Eternal Practice: Interpreting the Divine Comedy: Interpreting the Divine Comedy

Author: Can Xu
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: In the spiritual journey from "Hell" to "Purgatory" and then to "Paradise," the artist repeatedly demonstrates to the readers how harrowing the training in extreme situations can be; how intense the tension of the soul is; how complex yet simple the mechanisms of the soul are; and how the humility of life and the nobility of the spirit together contribute to that special rhythm. This book is a reflection on the works of Italian poet Dante by the avant-garde female writer Can Xu. Can Xu breaks away from the decades-long tone of Dante's "The Divine Comedy" studies in China, abandoning external explanations such as social, political, and cultural contexts, and approaches the work from within. She views "The Divine Comedy" as the poet's soul and delves deep into this vast spiritual world, revealing the relationships between its various layers and parts, thereby embodying the fundamental artistic principle of "literature as the study of humanity." This book is aimed at a broad audience of literature enthusiasts, offering a fresh approach that enables readers to learn how to grasp the essence of Western classical literature.