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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... Acheron . And this continues to the end.2 Thus begins Pietro Alighieri's commentary on this canto . Guido da Pisa ( 1974 , 55 ) also insisted on this sensible division into three parts , as did Guiniforto Bargigi ( 1838 ) in the ...
... Acheron . And this continues to the end.2 Thus begins Pietro Alighieri's commentary on this canto . Guido da Pisa ( 1974 , 55 ) also insisted on this sensible division into three parts , as did Guiniforto Bargigi ( 1838 ) in the ...
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... Acheron , the first of the four rivers of the Underworld . The name alone is enough to evoke classical memories , which as we shall see , will be interwoven throughout the third part of the canto . Ettore Paratore ( 1986 , 30 ) , who is ...
... Acheron , the first of the four rivers of the Underworld . The name alone is enough to evoke classical memories , which as we shall see , will be interwoven throughout the third part of the canto . Ettore Paratore ( 1986 , 30 ) , who is ...
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... Acheron , and this alle- gorically means carnal pleasure , which is the beginning of all vices . " 1 In all three editions of his commentary , Pietro Alighieri ( 1978 , 80-83 ) noted that with verse 70 the last part of the canto begins ...
... Acheron , and this alle- gorically means carnal pleasure , which is the beginning of all vices . " 1 In all three editions of his commentary , Pietro Alighieri ( 1978 , 80-83 ) noted that with verse 70 the last part of the canto begins ...
Contents
The Inscription ΙΟ | 2 |
Spiritual Readiness to Enter Hell | 18 |
The Great Coward | 39 |
Copyright | |
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