The Esoterism of  Dante (Guenon, Rene. Works.)
Edition: 2nd Rev edition
Publisher: Sophia Perennis
Published: July 27, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9780900588648
Subjects: Poetry texts & anthologies; Symbolism of numbers in litera; Dante Alighieri,; Poetry; Symbolism of numbers in literature; Literature: Classics; Continental European; Body, Mind & Spirit / Astrology; Dante Alighieri; Religion / Comparative Religion; Criticism and interpretation; 1265-1321
First sentence: WITH THESE WORDS Dante indicates quite explicitly that there is a hidden and, properly speaking, doctrinal significance to his work, whose external and apparent meaning is only a veil that must be penetrated by those who would understand it.