# Epigraph explained — The Divine Comedy

> Chapter companion for The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.

## What happens

The epigraph quotes Spenser, invoking his poetic footsteps as a guide for the author's own meaning.

## Key lines

> I follow here the footing of thy feet That with thy meaning so I may the rather meet

I follow in your footsteps so that I may more readily grasp your meaning.

_Spenser's lines express a desire to emulate a predecessor's path to achieve understanding._

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