{"id":14727,"date":"2023-02-09T00:42:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T05:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ramonaleone.com\/magazine\/?p=14727"},"modified":"2023-02-09T01:14:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T06:14:40","slug":"from-inferno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindseyemag.com\/magazine\/from-inferno\/","title":{"rendered":"From \u201cInferno\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
canto iv<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
A hard thunder broke my sleep.<\/div>\n
As if roused by a god,<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
I stood straight up;<\/div>\n
my rested eyes moved about,<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
seeking acquaintance<\/div>\n
with place.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
I found myself<\/div>\n
on the edge of a chasm;<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
a sinkhole of anguish;<\/div>\n
one that welcomes infinite grief.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
So dark and deep,<\/div>\n
so hazy that even my penetrating<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
vision couldn\u2019t make out a thing.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0We descend now
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 into this sightless world,<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
my guide, totally pale, said<\/div>\n
and then continued:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ll go first;
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 you follow second.<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
I saw him<\/div>\n
drain his color; I asked:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0How can I go?
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 You\u2019re afraid\u2014<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0you who\u2019ve comforted me<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0through all my doubts.<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
He replied,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0It\u2019s the pain<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0of the people down there that empties my face.<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s pity<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0that you\u2019ve mistaken for fear.<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0And it\u2019s the long way<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0that pushes us now.<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s go.<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
He started, and me,<\/div>\n
I followed<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
into that first circle<\/div>\n
that surrounds the abyss.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It was dark<\/div>\n
and so, by listening alone, I knew<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
it was not weeping but sighs<\/div>\n
that tremored this unbounded air.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It was grief without martyrdom<\/div>\n
that disturbed them,<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
this great and varied many<\/div>\n
of infants, of girls, of mothers and men.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
My teacher, to me:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Don\u2019t you wish to know
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0the shades you see before you go ahead?
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0They\u2019re not sinners.
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Though even if mercy was given,
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0it wouldn\u2019t be enough.
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0They were never baptized,
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0never could pass through the door
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0to the faith you want to believe.
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Never able
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0to rightly adore God.
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0They came before.
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0And of these, I am the same.
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0It is only for this defect that
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0we are lost.
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Without hope,
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0we live on in desire.<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
When I heard of those people,<\/div>\n
suspended<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
in this limbo,<\/div>\n
a leaden grief seized my heart.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Teacher, tell me.
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Tell me, sir\u2014<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
I began, with longing<\/div>\n
to be sure of the faith<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
I thought<\/div>\n
could win any error.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Are some left out
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0in thanks to their merit?
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0That is, were there some
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0that He blessed later?<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
And my teacher\u2014<\/div>\n
for whom I intended<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
my whispered speech\u2014<\/div>\n
responded:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I was newly in this state
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0when He came, that Profound One,
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0with the sign of victorious coronation.
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0He called up the shade of the first parent,
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0of Abel, his son; and that of Noah;
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0that of Moses, obedient lawgiver;
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0those of Abraham the patriarch
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and David the King; Israel, too,
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0with his father and with his children;
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0that of Rachel, for whom he did so much;
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and many others that He blessed.
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Before them, no human soul had yet been saved.<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
We continued while he spoke,<\/div>\n
passing through a forest\u2014<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
one not of trees, I say,<\/div>\n
but thick with longing shades.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Not far from where I once had slept,<\/div>\n
I saw a fire<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
win a hemisphere of darkness.<\/div>\n
We were far<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
but not so much that<\/div>\n
I could not see:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
honorable people<\/div>\n
held this place.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0My teacher, you who honor
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0both science and art,
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0how is it that these shades part
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0themselves in this manner?<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
And him to me,<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The honor of their names,
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0sounding still in your life above,
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0grants them grace in heaven
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0that then distinguishes them here.<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
As he spoke,<\/div>\n
\n

a voice was heard:<\/p>\n

Great poet\u2014you who journeyed<\/em><\/div>\n
now return!<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
It then fell still and quiet.<\/div>\n
I saw four great shades\u2014<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
not sad and not content\u2014<\/div>\n
coming toward us.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
My teacher:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Note the one with sword in hand
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0who comes before the three as leader.
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This is Homer the sovereign poet;
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0the other is Horace the satirist,
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ovid is third, and Lucan is last.
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0They are in accordance
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0in the name sounded
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0by that solo voice. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(Great poet\u2014)
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Thus they honor me
\n<\/em><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and they do it well.<\/em><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
And so it was like this<\/div>\n
that I saw assemble<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
that beautiful school,<\/div>\n
that of the highest form:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
the highest lord<\/div>\n
who coasts<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
like the eagle flies<\/div>\n
above all others.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They reasoned together<\/div>\n
then turned to me<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
with a nod of greeting.<\/div>\n
My teacher smiled.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Still, more honor did they grant me:<\/div>\n
I was welcomed<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
as one of their array;<\/div>\n
I was the sixth within so much wisdom.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
And so we went<\/div>\n
toward that hemisphere of light,<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
speaking about things on which, now,<\/div>\n
it is far better to be silent.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
We came upon the foot of a noble castle.<\/div>\n
A stream defended its outskirts.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
After that, a high wall<\/div>\n
wrapped seven times around.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
We walked the first barrier<\/div>\n
as if it was hard earth.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
We passed through<\/div>\n
seven doors.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
We reached a meadow,<\/div>\n
verdant and crisp.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
There were people there:<\/div>\n
eyes slow, solemn.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They spoke rarely;<\/div>\n
they did so with sweetness.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They had the semblance<\/div>\n
of a great authority.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
We took to one side,<\/div>\n
to an open place, high and luminous,<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
such that below,<\/div>\n
all the many could be seen.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
There, upon the gleaming green,<\/div>\n
I was shown the many great shades.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
To see them was to encounter<\/div>\n
my most exalted self.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
I saw Elektra<\/div>\n
with her many companions,<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Hector and Aeneas; Caesar,<\/div>\n
himself falcon-eyed and armed.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
I saw Camilla and Penthesilea.<\/div>\n
I saw King Latinus, who sat with his daughter.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
I saw Brutus from whom Tarquin fled;<\/div>\n
Lucretia, Julia, Marcia, and Cornelia;<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
I saw the Saladin,<\/div>\n
alone, apart.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
When I had lifted more my lids and lashes,<\/div>\n
I saw the master of those who know<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
sitting among his family of philosophers.<\/div>\n
All look to him. All honor to him.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Nearest to him, I saw Socrates and Plato.<\/div>\n
I saw Democritus, who placed the world at chance,<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Diogenes, Anaxagoras, and Thales,<\/div>\n
Empedocles, Heraclitus, and Zeno;<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
I saw Dioscorides, collector of qualities;<\/div>\n
I saw Orfeo; Cicero and Linus.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
I saw moral Seneca; Euclid the geometrician,<\/div>\n
and Ptolemy, Hippocrates, Avicenna, and Galen.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
I saw Averroes, who made<\/div>\n
the great margins.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
I cannot recount all in full.<\/div>\n
To say too much, too many times\u2009…<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
My theme is long.<\/div>\n
The sextet cleaved, leaving two.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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