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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... Dante's Inferno and its interpretation through the centuries . Two verses - namely , " vidi e conobbi l'ombra di colui che fece per viltade il gran rifiuto " ( vv . 59-60 ) —have received special attention for two rea- sons . First ...
... Dante's Inferno and its interpretation through the centuries . Two verses - namely , " vidi e conobbi l'ombra di colui che fece per viltade il gran rifiuto " ( vv . 59-60 ) —have received special attention for two rea- sons . First ...
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... Dante as author wanted it to have primary importance . A pause was needed , and the dialogue between Dante and Virgil serves this purpose . Yet this pause was not intended to relax but rather to renew the dramatic tension . Dante's ...
... Dante as author wanted it to have primary importance . A pause was needed , and the dialogue between Dante and Virgil serves this purpose . Yet this pause was not intended to relax but rather to renew the dramatic tension . Dante's ...
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... Dante's words from Epistola VI suggested by Padoan ( 1967 , 65 , n . 108 ) : No condition of the delinquent is more terrible than when he does whatever he likes brazenly and without fear of God . More often than not , the impious man is ...
... Dante's words from Epistola VI suggested by Padoan ( 1967 , 65 , n . 108 ) : No condition of the delinquent is more terrible than when he does whatever he likes brazenly and without fear of God . More often than not , the impious man is ...
Contents
The Inscription ΙΟ | 2 |
Spiritual Readiness to Enter Hell | 18 |
The Great Coward | 39 |
Copyright | |
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