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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... darkness . The sun signifies knowledge and truth . " 1 I would say that , for Landino , the qualifier oscuro has an allusive meaning that is more than allegorical , similar to the selva oscura in which Dante found himself ( Inferno I ...
... darkness . The sun signifies knowledge and truth . " 1 I would say that , for Landino , the qualifier oscuro has an allusive meaning that is more than allegorical , similar to the selva oscura in which Dante found himself ( Inferno I ...
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... darkness surrounds him , the air is starless , eternally “ dark ” ( “ tinta ” ) , with no hope of dawn . His eyes , as yet unaccustomed to the seemingly total darkness , cannot help him . Hearing is the active sense that is struck by ...
... darkness surrounds him , the air is starless , eternally “ dark ” ( “ tinta ” ) , with no hope of dawn . His eyes , as yet unaccustomed to the seemingly total darkness , cannot help him . Hearing is the active sense that is struck by ...
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... darkness were explicitly and voluntarily rebellious against the divine majesty . The angels of darkness thus would have some kind of pleasure seeing them tormented along with themselves in the depths of Hell , since they deserve a ...
... darkness were explicitly and voluntarily rebellious against the divine majesty . The angels of darkness thus would have some kind of pleasure seeing them tormented along with themselves in the depths of Hell , since they deserve a ...
Contents
The Inscription ΙΟ | 2 |
Spiritual Readiness to Enter Hell | 18 |
The Great Coward | 39 |
Copyright | |
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