本期选登的是《神曲》的插图。关于但丁(Dante,1265—1321)的这部巨著,我国研究者田德望先生有过一些精当的评语。田先生说:“和许多中古文学作品一样,全书的情节充满了寓意,在解释上引起许多争论,可是作品的主题思想是相当明确的:在新旧交替的时代,个人和人类从迷惘和错误中经过苦难和考验,到达真理和至善的境界。围绕着这个中心思想,《神曲》广泛地反映了现实,给中古文化以艺术性的总结,同时也出现文艺复兴时代人文主义思想的 Selected this issue is ”Divine Comedy“ illustrations. About this masterpiece of Dante (1265-1321), Mr. Tian Teh-wang, a researcher of our country, has made some elaborate comments. Tian said: ”Like many medieval literary works, the plot of the book is full of meaning and arouses many controversies in the explanation. However, the theme of the work is quite clear: from an old age to an old age, individuals and human beings are confused and mistaken In the midst of this central idea, “Divine Comedy” broadly reflects the reality, gives an artistic summary to the medieval culture, and at the same time shows the humanist ideas in the Renaissance.