Dante's Poem of Light

Book excerpt: Dante’s Poem of Light: Conversing with Dante in Dream {1} is the beginning part of a fictional narrative trilogy in the tercet stanza. It unfolds an imaginary conversation between two characters in a dream: a sincere heathen dreamer and the spirit of his revered poet, Dante (1265- 1321), the author of The Divine Comedy. The Divine Comedy of Dante inspired the present work to follow its form and substance as much as it is possible by a novice. The dreamer’s Tale One consists of thirteen episodes, each called Song (similar to Dante’s Canto): Song 1: Dante and a Dreamer Song 2: Conception of the Divine Comedy Song 3: Poetic Transfiguration Song 4: The Aeneid of Vergil: Book Six Song 5: On the Nature of Things by Lucretius Song 6: The Myth of Er in The Republic of Plato Song 7: The Epic of Astral Messenger Er-Dante Song 8: Enigma of the Limbo Song 9: Invention of Religions by Theocracies Song 10: Beholding God as a Simple Light Song 11: With Beatrice in the Paradise Song 12: Farewell between Beatrice and Dante Song 13: Confession of the Dreamer