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Statius
Soul named by Dante in Purgatorio; he delivers a doctrinal explanation in Canto XXI and appears alongside Virgil and Dante at several points in Purgatorio.
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In the verses of Purgatorio XXII, Statius is the soul who begins the explanation about the conditions of the mountain, indicated by the expression «Stazio mover fenno» ("Statius made us move"). Also in Canto XXI, an authorized note indicates that the shade that appeared is the soul of Statius and that his explanation unfolds solemnly over eleven tercets (Source 5899). Another note specifies that more than twelve hundred years have passed since the death of Statius, which occurred in 96 AD, and that he spent more than five hundred of them in Purgatory (Source 5901). Statius walks with Virgil and Dante, as attested by the verses of Purgatorio XXIV, XXV, XXVII, and XXXIII, where he is named in their company.
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8 verses| Cantica | Canto | Verso | Testo | Open verse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purgatory | Canto XXI | 91 | Stazio la gente ancor di là mi noma: | Open verse |
| Purgatory | Canto XXII | 25 | Queste parole Stazio mover fenno | Open verse |
| Purgatory | Canto XXIV | 119 | per che Virgilio e Stazio e io, ristretti, | Open verse |
| Purgatory | Canto XXV | 29 | ecco qui Stazio; e io lui chiamo e prego | Open verse |
| Purgatory | Canto XXV | 32 | rispuose Stazio, «là dove tu sie, | Open verse |
| Purgatory | Canto XXVII | 47 | pregando Stazio che venisse retro, | Open verse |
| Purgatory | Canto XXXII | 29 | e Stazio e io seguitavam la rota | Open verse |
| Purgatory | Canto XXXIII | 134 | la bella donna mossesi, e a Stazio | Open verse |