Table of Contents

*Frontmatter, pg. I*FOREWORD, pg. V*A NOTE ON THE TRANSLATIONS IN THE TEXT, pg. VII*CONTENTS, pg. IX*CHAPTER 1. THE METAPHOR OF THE JOURNEY, pg. 3*CHAPTER 2. BEFORE UNDERSTANDING, pg. 14*CHAPTER 3. THE FINE VEIL OF POETRY, pg. 22*CHAPTER 4. CANTO IX: THE PROPHETIC FIRST NIGHT, pg. 30*CHAPTER 5. ON THE DRAMATIC COHERENCE OF THE CANTO, pg. 42*CHAPTER 6. VIRGIL'S GUIDANCE, pg. 49*CHAPTER 7. THE PATTERN OF LIBERATION, pg. 53*CHAPTER 8. CANTO XV: THE LIGHT OF THE MIND, pg. 63*CHAPTER 9. CANTO XVI: REASON IN DARKNESS, pg. 69*CHAPTER 10. CANTO XVII: THE ANALOGOUS FORMS OF HUMAN LOVES, pg. 80*CHAPTER 11. CANTO XVIII: THE FRUIT OF PHILOSOPHY, pg. 88*CHAPTER 12. ON INTERPRETING VIRGIL, pg. 99*CHAPTER 13. THE NEW THIRST, pg. 107*CHAPTER 14. CANTO XXI: A GHOSTLY SCENE OF RECOGNITION, pg. 115*CHAPTER 15. THE NEW LIFE OF HISTORY, pg. 125*CHAPTER 16. THE FRAGRANT TREES: PARADOXES OF HUMAN NOURISHMENT, pg. 135*CHAPTER 17. CANTO XXV: THE PERILOUS PASSAGE, pg. 143*CHAPTER 18: THE DOLCE STIL NUOVO, pg. 151*CHAPTER 19. CANTO XXVII: LOVE'S SACRIFICE, pg. 161*CHAPTER 20. THE DEVELOPED FORM OF THE PURGATORIO, pg. 175*CHAPTER 21. BEATRICE: CENTER OF THE ALLEGORY, pg. 183*CHAPTER 22. THE POETRY OF THE END OF THE EARTHLY JOURNEY, pg. 194*CHAPTER 23. MATELDA: THE LETTER FOR THE SPIRIT, pg. 204*NOTES, pg. 217