Stars: Why Dante Ends Every Canticle with the Same Word
Dante doesn’t do anything by accident. This principle—sacred to anyone who has spent time in the Commedia—becomes almost painfully obvious when you notice what happens at the end of each canticle. Inferno closes with “stelle.” Purgatorio ends with “stelle.” Paradiso concludes with “stelle.” Three canticles. One final word. Repeated three times. The endings deserve quotation: … Read more