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 xix
... verses - namely , " vidi e conobbi l'ombra di colui che fece per viltade il gran rifiuto " ( vv . 59-60 ) —have received special attention for two rea- sons . First , the verses constitute the crux of the canto ; second , their ...
... verses - namely , " vidi e conobbi l'ombra di colui che fece per viltade il gran rifiuto " ( vv . 59-60 ) —have received special attention for two rea- sons . First , the verses constitute the crux of the canto ; second , their ...
Page 81
... verses 127-29 Benvenuto offers the strangest explanation . According to him , there are human beings who go to Hell to stay there eternally ; these are the sinners who refuse to repent and to do penance . Then there are , instead ...
... verses 127-29 Benvenuto offers the strangest explanation . According to him , there are human beings who go to Hell to stay there eternally ; these are the sinners who refuse to repent and to do penance . Then there are , instead ...
Page 95
... verses : 5-6 ( " la divina podestate / la somma sapienza " ) ; 19–20 ( “ la sua mano a la mia puose / con lieto volto ” ) ; 28–29 ( “ il qual s'aggira / sempre ” ) ; 34—35 ( “ Questo misero modo / tegnon l'anime triste " ) ; 64–65 ...
... verses : 5-6 ( " la divina podestate / la somma sapienza " ) ; 19–20 ( “ la sua mano a la mia puose / con lieto volto ” ) ; 28–29 ( “ il qual s'aggira / sempre ” ) ; 34—35 ( “ Questo misero modo / tegnon l'anime triste " ) ; 64–65 ...
Contents
The Inscription ΙΟ | 2 |
Spiritual Readiness to Enter Hell | 18 |
The Great Coward | 39 |
Copyright | |
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