Inferno IIIThe third volume in the series Lectura Dantis Americana is Maria Picchio Simonelli's study of Inferno III. Primarily philological in its focus, the book examines in detail a number of the cruces found in this canto, which initiates the voyage to the underworld in Dante's poem. |
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The Inscription ΙΟ | 10 |
The Sounds of Suffering | 23 |
The Great Coward | 39 |
Copyright | |
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