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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Page 30
... perhaps orror sounded better to him , but error was also acceptable . In defense of error , it would perhaps be useful to con- sider the expression “ the encircled head ” ( “ la testa cinta " ) . Horror or fear is a passion that settles ...
... perhaps orror sounded better to him , but error was also acceptable . In defense of error , it would perhaps be useful to con- sider the expression “ the encircled head ” ( “ la testa cinta " ) . Horror or fear is a passion that settles ...
Page 42
... perhaps to avoid any respon- sibility : “ While not disclosing the name , the author speaks of one of these evil - doers . . . . There are those who say that the author intends this person to be Brother Pietro del Morrone . " 12 The ...
... perhaps to avoid any respon- sibility : “ While not disclosing the name , the author speaks of one of these evil - doers . . . . There are those who say that the author intends this person to be Brother Pietro del Morrone . " 12 The ...
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... perhaps recognized his meager abilities or realized that others would have been more suited to the position . Given this precedent , Celestine had introduced a change that could have become pernicious to the Church . Therefore , he ...
... perhaps recognized his meager abilities or realized that others would have been more suited to the position . Given this precedent , Celestine had introduced a change that could have become pernicious to the Church . Therefore , he ...
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