![]() Further supporting this identification is Dante’s concern for worldly justice and a revived empire that integrates the final cantos of Purgatorio with concerns in his Monarchia. The contextual analysis supporting this identification examines Dante’s prefigurations of Matelda, his description of Matelda and her surroundings, and the many references to imperial, founding and ruling women and mothers in Dante’s writings. This study summarizes discussions surrounding Matelda’s identity, concluding that the personage Dante most likely intended was Queen and Saint Matilda of Saxony, progenitor of the German line of Roman emperors, an identification that has never been fully explored. ![]() ![]() ![]() Dante’s Matelda, his guide through his Earthly Paradise, has been a source of perplexity for Dante scholars. ![]()
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