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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... suggested by the language of Scripture respecting the lukewarm Laodiceans in Rev. 3 : 15- 16 " ( 80 ) . Through Moore , the reference to Revelation seems to have entered various commentaries and become traditional.24 I would be even ...
... suggested by the language of Scripture respecting the lukewarm Laodiceans in Rev. 3 : 15- 16 " ( 80 ) . Through Moore , the reference to Revelation seems to have entered various commentaries and become traditional.24 I would be even ...
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... suggested again by the Selmi Glosses ( p . 12 ) and by Boccaccio . Boccaccio , however , pro- poses an alternative choice , that of the biblical figure Esau . Yet both identifications are given as uncertain , and it is clear that ...
... suggested again by the Selmi Glosses ( p . 12 ) and by Boccaccio . Boccaccio , however , pro- poses an alternative choice , that of the biblical figure Esau . Yet both identifications are given as uncertain , and it is clear that ...
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... suggested yet another identi- fication for colui , namely , Pontius Pilate . What other renunciation could be " greater " than the refusal to judge Christ ? The fact that Dante the pilgrim would have had difficulty " recognizing ...
... suggested yet another identi- fication for colui , namely , Pontius Pilate . What other renunciation could be " greater " than the refusal to judge Christ ? The fact that Dante the pilgrim would have had difficulty " recognizing ...
Contents
The Inscription ΙΟ | 2 |
Spiritual Readiness to Enter Hell | 18 |
The Great Coward | 39 |
Copyright | |
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