According to Dr. Mazzotta, what do Dante's planets represent ?
Correct answer: C. The liberal arts
- A. The deadly sins
- B. The historical religious eras
- C. The liberal arts
- D. The sacraments
Explanation
In Mazzotta's interpretation, Dante's planetary spheres are connected with the liberal arts, the intellectual disciplines through which human understanding develops. The deadly sins and sacraments belong to other symbolic structures in the poem.
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