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		<title>Dante Alighieri -- The Divine Comedy [Divina Commedia], Book 3 &#8220;Paradiso,&#8221; Canto  1, l.   1ff (1.1-3) (1320) [tr. Musa (1984)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The glory of the One Who moves all things shines through the universe and is reflected by all things in proportion to their merit. [La gloria di colui che tutto move per l’universo penetra, e risplende in una parte più e meno altrove.] God as the &#8220;unmoved mover&#8221; derives from Aristotle (Metaphysics 12.7), frequently referenced [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The glory of the One Who moves all things<br />
<span class="tab">shines through the universe and is reflected<br />
<span class="tab">by all things in proportion to their merit.</p>
<p><em>[La gloria di colui che tutto move<br />
<span class="tab">per l’universo penetra, e risplende<br />
<span class="tab">in una parte più e meno altrove.]</span></span></em></span></span></p>
<br><b>Dante Alighieri</b> (1265–1321) Italian poet<br><i>The Divine Comedy [Divina Commedia]</i>, Book 3 <i>&#8220;Paradiso,&#8221;</i> Canto  1, l.   1ff (1.1-3) (1320) [tr. Musa (1984) 
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God as the "unmoved mover" derives from Aristotle <em>(Metaphysics</em> 12.7), frequently referenced in medieval Scholastic writings. <br><br>

Musa provides this variant translation as "a more interpretive rendering" in his notes (and a rendering similar to Ciardi's). His more literal translation, which he uses in the main text, is given below.<br><br>

(<a href="https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Divina_Commedia/Paradiso/Canto_I#:~:text=La%20gloria%20di%20colui%20che%20tutto%20move%0Aper%20l%E2%80%99universo%20penetra%2C%20e%20risplende%0Ain%20una%20parte%20pi%C3%B9%20e%20meno%20altrove.">Source (Italian)</a>). Other translations:<br><br>

<blockquote>His Glory, who, with solitary hand,<br> 
Launches thro' boundless space the stellar Band,<br>
<span class="tab">And shines effulgent, or involves his Throne <br>
<span class="tab">In darkness, as he wills ....<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/divinacommediaof03dantuoft/page/30/mode/2up?q=%22IrllS+Glory%2C+who%22">Boyd</a> (1802), st. 1]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>His glory, by whose might all things are mov’d,<br>
<span class="tab">Pierces the universe, and in one part<br>
<span class="tab">Sheds more resplendence, elsewhere less. <br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/8799/8799-h/8799-h.htm#cantoIII.1:~:text=His%20glory%2C%20by%20whose%20might%20all%20things%20are%20mov%E2%80%99d%2C%0APierces%20the%20universe%2C%20and%20in%20one%20part%0ASheds%20more%20resplendence%2C%20elsewhere%20less.">Cary</a> (1814)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The glory of Him who moveth all things<br>
<span class="tab">Pierceth the universe, and shines so fair,<br>
<span class="tab">More at one part, and less, perchance, elsewhere.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/comedyofdanteal00dant/page/322/mode/2up?q=%22the+glory+of+him%22">Bannerman</a> (1850)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The glory of Him who moveth everything<br>
<span class="tab">Doth penetrate the universe, and shine<br>
<span class="tab">In one part more and in another less.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy_(Longfellow_1867)/Volume_3/Canto_1#:~:text=The%20glory%20of%20Him%20who%20moveth%20everything%0A%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0Doth%20penetrate%20the%20universe%2C%20and%20shine%0A%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0In%20one%20part%20more%20and%20in%20another%20less.">Longfellow</a> (1867)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The glory of Him who moves all things penetrates through the universe, and shines forth in one quarter more, and less in another. <br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/paradisedanteal00aliggoog/page/n22/mode/2up?q=%22the+glory+of+him%22">Butler</a> (1885)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>His glory who moves all doth penetrate<br>
<span class="tab">Throughout the universe, and shineth bright<br>
<span class="tab">Here with a greater, there with lesser state.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/divinecomedyofda00dantrich/page/262/mode/2up?q=%22his+glory+who+moves%22">Minchin</a> (1885)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The glory of Him who moves everything penetrates through the universe, and shines in one part more and in another less.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1997/1997-h/1997-h.htm#cantoIII.I:~:text=The%20glory%20of%20Him%20who%20moves%20everything%20penetrates%20through%20the%20universe%2C%20and%20shines%20in%20one%20part%20more%20and%20in%20another%20less.">Norton</a> (1892)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The All-mover's glory penetrates through the universe, and regloweth in one region more, and less in another.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/paradisoofdante00dant/page/2/mode/2up?q=%22The+All-mover%27s+glory%22">Wicksteed</a> (1899)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The glory of Him who moves all things penetrates the universe and shines in one part more and in another less.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/divinecomedyofda0000dant/page/18/mode/2up?q=%22the+glory+of+him+who+moves%22">Sinclair</a> (1939)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The glory of Him who moveth all that is <br>
<span class="tab">Pervades the universe, and glows more bright <br>
<span class="tab">In the one region, and in another less.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/portabledante00dant/page/366/mode/2up?q=%22glory+of+him+who+moveth%22">Binyon</a> (1943)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The glory of Him who moves all things soe’er <br>
<span class="tab">Impenetrates the universe, and bright <br>
<span class="tab">The splendour burns, more here and lesser there.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/comedyofdanteali0000dant/page/52/mode/2up?q=%22the+glory+of+him+who%22">Sayers/Reynolds</a> (1962)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The glory of Him who moves all things rays forth <br>
<span class="tab">through all the universe, and is reflected <br>
<span class="tab">from each thing in proportion to its worth.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/paradisoverseren00dant/page/24/mode/2up?view=theater&q=%22the+glory+of+him%22">Ciardi</a> (1970)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The glory of the All-Mover penetrates through the universe and reglows in one part more, and in another less.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Divine_Comedy_III_Paradiso_Vol_III_P/4Q48EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22lgory%20of%20the%20all-mover%22">Singleton</a> (1975)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The glory of him who moves everything<br>
<span class="tab">Penetrates the universe and shines<br>
<span class="tab">In one part more and, in another, less.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/divinecomedy0000dant/page/350/mode/2up?q=%22the+glory+of+him%22">Sisson</a> (1981)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>the glory of the One who moves all things<br>
<span class="tab">permeates the universe and glows<br>
<span class="tab">in one part more and in another less.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/paradiso0000dant_k1w9/page/2/mode/2up?q=%22glory+of+the+one%22">Mandelbaum</a> (1984)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The glory of the One Who moves all things <br>
<span class="tab">penetrates all the universe and shines <br>
<span class="tab">in one part more and in another less. <br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/dantesparadise0000dant/page/n13/mode/2up?q=%22the+glory+of+the+one%22">Musa</a> (1984)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The glory of Him who moves all things <br>
<span class="tab">penetrates through the universe and shines <br>
<span class="tab">forth in one place more and less elsewhere<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/divinecomedyofda0000dant_e4e9/page/22/mode/2up?q=%22penetrates+through%22">Durling</a> (2011)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The glory of Him, who moves all things, penetrates the universe, and glows in one region more, in another less.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Italian/DantPar1to7.php#:~:text=who%20moves%20all%20things%2C%20penetrates%20the%20universe%2C%20and%20glows%20in%20one%20region%20more%2C%20in%20another%20less">Kline</a> (2002)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Glory, from Him who moves all things that are, <br>
<span class="tab">penetrates the universe and then shines back, <br>
<span class="tab">reflected more in one part, less elsewhere.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/divinecomedy3par0000dant/page/n87/mode/2up?q=%22glory+from+him+who+moves%22">Kirkpatrick</a> (2007)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The glory of Him who moves all things<br>
<span class="tab">pervades the universe and shines<br>
<span class="tab">in one part more and in another less.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://dante.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/dante/campuscgi/mpb/GetCantoSection.pl?INP_POEM=Par&INP_SECT=1&INP_START=1&INP_LEN=3&LANG=0">Hollander/Hollander</a> (2007)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The Glory of He who made and moves it all<br>
<span class="tab">Penetrates the entire universe<br>
<span class="tab">Glowing in one part more, in another less.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Divine_Comedy/WZyBj-s9PfsC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22he%20who%20made%20and%20moves%22">Raffel</a> (2010)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The glory of the Animator of Everything<br>
<span class="tab">Pervades the universe and shines more<br>
<span class="tab">In one area and less somewhere else.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://imagejournal.org/article/paradiso-canto-i/#:~:text=The%20glory%20of%20the%20Animator%20of%20Everything%0APervades%20the%20universe%20and%20shines%20more%0AIn%20one%20area%20and%20less%20somewhere%20else.">Bang</a> (2021)]</blockquote><br>						</span>
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