The Divine Comedy, Volume 1, Part 2Princeton University Press, 1970 |
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Page 7
... [ dark ] because of ig- norance and sin , which blind us and make things dark . Ignorance and sin seek darkness , for those who do evil hate light . " ) 3. la diritta via : See Prov . 2 : 13-14 : " qui relinquunt iter rectum , at ambulant ...
... [ dark ] because of ig- norance and sin , which blind us and make things dark . Ignorance and sin seek darkness , for those who do evil hate light . " ) 3. la diritta via : See Prov . 2 : 13-14 : " qui relinquunt iter rectum , at ambulant ...
Page 13
... darkness . The wayfarer is thrust back toward the dark wood , but not into it , since when help comes he is still on the " piaggia diserta " ( vs. 29 ) . In fact , in the next canto he will be seen as one struggling over the " fiumana ...
... darkness . The wayfarer is thrust back toward the dark wood , but not into it , since when help comes he is still on the " piaggia diserta " ( vs. 29 ) . In fact , in the next canto he will be seen as one struggling over the " fiumana ...
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... dark , as are the others in this eighth circle ; but what creates the strange darkness that the wayfarer " sees " ( we are then told ) is black pitch , which becomes the subject of the simile in vss . 7-18 . vidila = la vidi . • 7-18 ...
... dark , as are the others in this eighth circle ; but what creates the strange darkness that the wayfarer " sees " ( we are then told ) is black pitch , which becomes the subject of the simile in vss . 7-18 . vidila = la vidi . • 7-18 ...
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