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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... cross over , As I can make out even in this dusky light . " And he to me : " These things Will be made known to you when we halt our steps Upon the mournful shore of Acheron . " At this , with eyes cast down for shame , fearing That my ...
... cross over , As I can make out even in this dusky light . " And he to me : " These things Will be made known to you when we halt our steps Upon the mournful shore of Acheron . " At this , with eyes cast down for shame , fearing That my ...
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... cross , and in the shade recognized by Dante he saw the cross - bearer . Few critics accepted such an aberration . * A few years later , Guido Mazzoni ( 1904 , 49 ) , in a veiled polemic , led the interpretation back to the right track ...
... cross , and in the shade recognized by Dante he saw the cross - bearer . Few critics accepted such an aberration . * A few years later , Guido Mazzoni ( 1904 , 49 ) , in a veiled polemic , led the interpretation back to the right track ...
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... cross over ” ( “ qual costume / le fa di trapassar parer sì pronte ” ) , and it is a useful explanation for both the pilgrim and the reader : divine justice spurs the damned souls to such an extent that their fear is transformed into ...
... cross over ” ( “ qual costume / le fa di trapassar parer sì pronte ” ) , and it is a useful explanation for both the pilgrim and the reader : divine justice spurs the damned souls to such an extent that their fear is transformed into ...
Contents
The Inscription ΙΟ | 2 |
Spiritual Readiness to Enter Hell | 18 |
The Great Coward | 39 |
Copyright | |
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