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Epigraph explained
The epigraph quotes Dante's Purgatorio, Canto IX, evoking a moment of dawn when the soul sleeps, setting a reflective and spiritual tone for the book.
What happens
The epigraph quotes Dante's Purgatorio, Canto IX, evoking a moment of dawn when the soul sleeps, setting a reflective and spiritual tone for the book.
Key passages
“Dianzi, nell’alba che precede al giorno, Quando l’anima tua dentro dormìa. … Purgatorio , ix”
Just before dawn, when your soul was sleeping within you.
This epigraph from Dante's Purgatorio introduces themes of spiritual awakening and transition.