Dantes Garden With Legends of the Flowers
Dantes Garden With Legends of the Flowers
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THE flowering rush, known by the name of Acis, is the dwarf species of Amaryllid. The classical fable of the transformation of the young shepherd Acis into a river, on whose banks the flowering rush first appeared, was probably known to Dante. The sea-nymph Galatea was beloved by Acis, but the Cyclops, Polyphemus, also loved her, so hurled a broken piece of rock at Acis and slew him. From the rock that had crushed him a river issued forth, and from the blood of Acis arose the first flowerin...g reed.
"The stone was cleft, and through the yawning chink New reeds arose on the new river's brink. " 58 THE RUSH Yet to Dante the rush, like nearly every flower or leaf he mentions, has a mystic and spiritual significance, and he uses it in the passage quoted above as an emblem of humility.
This plant seems to have a peculiar significance, since it is the first green object, cool and fresh, emerging from the lucid water, that greets Dante's eyes when he steps forth from the dark abyss of the Inferno into the less gloomy regions of Punjatorio, whence he is to be led eventu- ally to the beautiful garden of the Earthly Paradise, as a preparation for the greater glories of heaven.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
94.
THE flowering rush, known by the name of Acis, is the dwarf species of Amaryllid. The classical fable of the transformation of the young shepherd Acis into a river, on whose banks the flowering rush first appeared, was probably known to Dante. The sea-nymph Galatea was beloved by Acis, but the Cyclops, Polyphemus, also loved her, so hurled a broken piece of rock at Acis and slew him. From the rock that had crushed him a river issued forth, and from the blood of Acis arose the first flowerin...g reed.
"The stone was cleft, and through the yawning chink New reeds arose on the new river's brink. " 58 THE RUSH Yet to Dante the rush, like nearly every flower or leaf he mentions, has a mystic and spiritual significance, and he uses it in the passage quoted above as an emblem of humility.
This plant seems to have a peculiar significance, since it is the first green object, cool and fresh, emerging from the lucid water, that greets Dante's eyes when he steps forth from the dark abyss of the Inferno into the less gloomy regions of Punjatorio, whence he is to be led eventu- ally to the beautiful garden of the Earthly Paradise, as a preparation for the greater glories of heaven.
What to read after Dantes Garden With Legends of the Flowers?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Dante Alighieri to read onlineMoreLess
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