Philosophy of Language

Philosophy of Language

What Does Dante Mean by Saying That Beatrice "Imparadised" His Soul?

Only with Paradise imprinted deep in our minds we are prepared to face our Inferno.

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Eugene Terekhin
Nov 09, 2023
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In Divine Comedy, Canto 28, Dante, speaking of Beatrice, says that “she imparadised my mind.”

Quella che 'mparadisa la mia mente.

There’s no such word in Italian. Dante must have invented it to show what Beatrice did for him. She placed his mind firmly in paradise – “imparadised” his mind.

Only with Paradise imprinted deep in our minds we are prepared to …

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