All 8 Uses of
prophecy
in
Dante's Inferno
- —Prophecies of misfortune to Dante.†
Canto T.O. *
- —Prophecy of calamity to Dante.†
Canto T.O.
- [1] This prophecy relates to the dissensions and violence of the parties of the Whites and the Blacks by which Florence was rent.†
Canto 4-6
- —Prophecies of misfortune to Dante.†
Canto 13-15
- "[2] [1] The prophecy by Ciacco of the fall of Dante's party, Canto vi.†
Canto 13-15
- The prophecy of the death of Clement after a shorter time affords an indication that this canto was not written until after 1314, the year of his death.†
Canto 19-21
- —Prophecy of calamity to Dante.†
Canto 22-24
- The prophecy is dismal to Dante, because it was with the Whites, whose overthrow Vanni Fucci foretells, that his own fortunes were linked.†
Canto 22-24
Definition:
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(prophecy) a prediction of the future (usually said to be obtained in a supernatural way)