The speaker of this poem witnesses a metaphorical scene in which a giant sitting on a seven-headed monster viciously beats a whore.
In one section of this poem, a bard named Casella sings about "Love, who speaks to me in my mind," referring to a phrase that this book's author had used in his earlier book The Banquet. The speaker of this poem witnesses a metaphorical scene in which a giant sitting on a seven-headed monster viciously beats a whore. In another section, the troubadour Sordello discusses how souls are hampered by the setting of the sun. This book opens with the speaker being advised to wrap a rush around him by Cato. The letter "P" is erased from the speaker's forehead as he ascends each level of the title seven-terraced mountain to reach the Garden of Eden; before this poem begins the speaker descended into the nine tiers of Hell. For 10 points, name this second part of Dante's Divine Comedy.
In one section of this poem, a bard named Casella sings about "Love, who speaks to me in my mind," referring to a phrase that this book's author had used in his earlier book The Banquet.
Purgatorio [or Purgatory; prompt on "The Divine Comedy"]