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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... justice shines more in Hell than in Paradise . Indeed , no one is in Hell without utterly having deserved this fate . ” 25 Landino translates and completes the cita- tion : “ as Aurelius Augustinus says , the order of justice shines ...
... justice shines more in Hell than in Paradise . Indeed , no one is in Hell without utterly having deserved this fate . ” 25 Landino translates and completes the cita- tion : “ as Aurelius Augustinus says , the order of justice shines ...
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... afflicted souls ( only later in verses 56-57 , will we learn that it is numberless ) is developed by means of a rapid exchange of questions and answers between Dante and his guide . It seems that Dante 26 Scorned by Mercy and Justice.
... afflicted souls ( only later in verses 56-57 , will we learn that it is numberless ) is developed by means of a rapid exchange of questions and answers between Dante and his guide . It seems that Dante 26 Scorned by Mercy and Justice.
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... justice spurs the damned souls to such an extent that their fear is transformed into desire to cross the river . This is one of the fundamental points in understanding Dante's Hell : in the darkness of the absence of grace , God is ...
... justice spurs the damned souls to such an extent that their fear is transformed into desire to cross the river . This is one of the fundamental points in understanding Dante's Hell : in the darkness of the absence of grace , God is ...
Contents
The Inscription ΙΟ | 2 |
Spiritual Readiness to Enter Hell | 18 |
The Great Coward | 39 |
Copyright | |
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accepted Acheron Aeneid allegorical angels anima Anonimo Fiorentino ante-Inferno autem Bargigi Benvenuto 1887 Boccaccio Boccaccio 1918 Boniface canto Castelvetro Celestine's century ch'io Charon Church cielo citation cites colui Commedia commentary Convivio cose cowardice damned souls Dante Alighieri Dante the pilgrim Dante's death defend Diocletian Divina Commedia divine duro early commentators edition Epistola eternal evil explain fact fece fece per viltade fiume Francesco da Buti Gelli gloss gran rifiuto Graziolo Guido da Pisa Hell Iacopo della Lana Ibid ignavi Inferno inscription interpretation l'Autore Landino Lombardi lor semenza Mazzoni mondo occhi orror Ottimo Padoan Paradiso Paratore passage persona Petrocchi Pietro Alighieri 1978 Pilate Pope Celestine punishment Purgatory pusillanimous souls quale quia quod Rambaldi reader reading error reference renunciation Robert Hollander sanza Sapegno scholars seems seme di lor sinners speak spirits stemma Summa theologica tercet tion vede verses viltà viltade il gran Virgil Virgilian words