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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... Boccaccio , the Anonimo Fiorentino , and Bargigi . Boccaccio's choice ( if we can speak of choice , for Boccaccio wrote his commentary with one or more manuscripts of the Commedia at his side ) was the determining factor for many later ...
... Boccaccio , the Anonimo Fiorentino , and Bargigi . Boccaccio's choice ( if we can speak of choice , for Boccaccio wrote his commentary with one or more manuscripts of the Commedia at his side ) was the determining factor for many later ...
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... Boccaccio . Boccaccio , however , pro- poses an alternative choice , that of the biblical figure Esau . Yet both identifications are given as uncertain , and it is clear that Boccaccio does not prefer one over the other.11 The ...
... Boccaccio . Boccaccio , however , pro- poses an alternative choice , that of the biblical figure Esau . Yet both identifications are given as uncertain , and it is clear that Boccaccio does not prefer one over the other.11 The ...
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... Boccaccio ( 1918 , 65 ) and the Anonimo Fiorentino ( 1866 , 65 ) offer their glosses in the tradition of Aristotle . Boccaccio writes , “ Whirlwind is a wind ... and the Philosopher calls it ' typhoon ' in his Meteora " ( " Turbo è uno ...
... Boccaccio ( 1918 , 65 ) and the Anonimo Fiorentino ( 1866 , 65 ) offer their glosses in the tradition of Aristotle . Boccaccio writes , “ Whirlwind is a wind ... and the Philosopher calls it ' typhoon ' in his Meteora " ( " Turbo è uno ...
Contents
The Inscription ΙΟ | 2 |
Spiritual Readiness to Enter Hell | 18 |
The Great Coward | 39 |
Copyright | |
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