The Divine Comedy · Character

Peter of Spain

Logician and pope, appears in the Heaven of the Sun.

minor

First appearance: Canto XII

Peter of Spain shows up with force in Canto XII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Listed as 'Peter of Spain' who shines in twelve volumes.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

In this canto, the dramatic climax occurs when Dante, having been emboldened to ask Virgil to teach him the na…

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