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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... papacy of John XXII ( who died in 1334 ) , that “ Cahorsine " who is severely stigmatized by Saint Peter in Paradiso XXVII , 58-60 , and whose papal legate was Bertrando del Poggetto . On the other hand , it is possible that this first ...
... papacy of John XXII ( who died in 1334 ) , that “ Cahorsine " who is severely stigmatized by Saint Peter in Paradiso XXVII , 58-60 , and whose papal legate was Bertrando del Poggetto . On the other hand , it is possible that this first ...
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... papacy for the welfare of his soul . And when he had finished this decree , and his companions had approved it on the feast day of St. Lucy , which is 13 December , in consistory , in the presence of the Cardinals , he removed his ...
... papacy for the welfare of his soul . And when he had finished this decree , and his companions had approved it on the feast day of St. Lucy , which is 13 December , in consistory , in the presence of the Cardinals , he removed his ...
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... papacy , nor could anyone else have taken his place as long as he was alive . The sixth point presents another thesis , namely , that the Church has the duty to avoid changes that are dangerous to itself . Up to that point , no pope had ...
... papacy , nor could anyone else have taken his place as long as he was alive . The sixth point presents another thesis , namely , that the Church has the duty to avoid changes that are dangerous to itself . Up to that point , no pope had ...
Contents
The Inscription ΙΟ | 2 |
Spiritual Readiness to Enter Hell | 18 |
The Great Coward | 39 |
Copyright | |
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