ABBREVIATIONS

Acts

The Acts of the Apostles

Aen.

Vergil, Aeneid

Apoc.

The Apocalypse of Saint John

Commentarii

Macrobius, Commentarii in Somnium Scipionis

Consolation

Boethius, Philosophiae Consolatio

Cor.

Saint Paul’s Epistles to the Corinthians

Dan.

Daniel

Deut.

Deuteronomy

Eccles.

Ecclesiastes

Ecclus.

Ecclesiasticus

E.D.

Enciclopedia dantesca

Eph.

Saint Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians

Ex.

Exodus

Ezek.

Ezekiel

Gal.

Saint Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians

Gen.

Genesis

Inf.

Inferno

Is.

Isaiah

Jer.

Jeremiah

John

The Gospel According to Saint John

Luke

The Gospel According to Saint Luke

Mark

The Gospel According to Saint Mark

Matt.

The Gospel According to Saint Matthew

Met.

Ovid, Metamorphoses

Par.

Paradiso

Peter

Saint Peter’s Epistles

P. L.

Patrologia Latina

Prov.

The Book of Proverbs

Purg.

Purgatorio

Romans

Saint Paul’s Epistle to the Romans

Servius

Servii grammatici qui feruntur in Vergilii carmina commentarii

Summa theol.

Thomas Aquinas, Summa theologiae

Theb.

Statius, Thebaid

Thess.

Saint Paul’s Epistle to the Thessalonians

Wisdom

The Wisdom of Solomon

Authors’ names not followed by dates (e.g., Singleton) refer to commentaries that are listed in the Bibliography under “Commentaries on the Divine Comedy”; authors’ names followed by dates (e.g., Singleton 1966) refer to items listed in the Bibliography under “Modern Works.” Primary sources are for the most part cited by author and abbreviated title; references are to editions listed under “Works by Dante” and “Primary Texts.”