Studies in Dante: Scripture and classical authors in DanteClarendon Press, 1896 |
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... suggests that we should say something as to the extent of the knowledge displayed by Dante with the works of the principal authors who have been mentioned . In the case of the Vulgate , it ex- tends to the whole of it . Very few writers ...
... suggests that we should say something as to the extent of the knowledge displayed by Dante with the works of the principal authors who have been mentioned . In the case of the Vulgate , it ex- tends to the whole of it . Very few writers ...
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... . & c . The beautiful scene of the Valley of the Kings in Purg . vii . is evidently suggested by Aen . vi . 679 seqq . " See under Cicero , No. 1 . sua dolcezza e armonia . What would be Dante's feelings ΙΟ STUDIES IN DANTE.
... . & c . The beautiful scene of the Valley of the Kings in Purg . vii . is evidently suggested by Aen . vi . 679 seqq . " See under Cicero , No. 1 . sua dolcezza e armonia . What would be Dante's feelings ΙΟ STUDIES IN DANTE.
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... suggested " ' Di quell ' umile Italia fia salute ' ( Inf . i . 106 ) . A variety of interpretations have been proposed for the epithet umile in this passage , which will be found discussed under Virgil ( No. 16 ) . I may add just two ...
... suggested " ' Di quell ' umile Italia fia salute ' ( Inf . i . 106 ) . A variety of interpretations have been proposed for the epithet umile in this passage , which will be found discussed under Virgil ( No. 16 ) . I may add just two ...
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... suggested by some incident or some denunciation to be found in the Bible . We cannot doubt , for instance , that the punishment of those who were guilty of the sin of Sodom ' Piovean di foco dilatate falde ' ( Inf . xiv . 29 ) is ...
... suggested by some incident or some denunciation to be found in the Bible . We cannot doubt , for instance , that the punishment of those who were guilty of the sin of Sodom ' Piovean di foco dilatate falde ' ( Inf . xiv . 29 ) is ...
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... suggested it . ) Again ( as I have pointed out elsewhere ) , the strange punishment of Branca d'Oria and others who have betrayed friends1 seems to have been suggested by the language applied in the Psalm ( liv . 16 ) to precisely that ...
... suggested it . ) Again ( as I have pointed out elsewhere ) , the strange punishment of Branca d'Oria and others who have betrayed friends1 seems to have been suggested by the language applied in the Psalm ( liv . 16 ) to precisely that ...
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