The Burial-places of Memory: Epic Underworlds in Vergil, Dante, and Milton |
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... never names Guinevere , not because she wants to retreat from the prestige of the name , but because she has in her own mind merged so completely with the fictional character that she feels no more need to name the character than she ...
... never names Guinevere , not because she wants to retreat from the prestige of the name , but because she has in her own mind merged so completely with the fictional character that she feels no more need to name the character than she ...
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... never dwell , hope never comes That comes to all ; but torture without end Still urges , and a fiery Deluge , fed With ever - burning Sulphur unconsum'd . I 2 ( 1.50-69 ) These lines may at first glance seem to offer nothing remarkable ...
... never dwell , hope never comes That comes to all ; but torture without end Still urges , and a fiery Deluge , fed With ever - burning Sulphur unconsum'd . I 2 ( 1.50-69 ) These lines may at first glance seem to offer nothing remarkable ...
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... never vail through thee his knightly pride , Nor base be rated with a better foe , Down with thee to the darkest deep below ! " ( 9.90 ) 16 Orlando sees all too clearly that artillery means the end of the institution of knighthood and ...
... never vail through thee his knightly pride , Nor base be rated with a better foe , Down with thee to the darkest deep below ! " ( 9.90 ) 16 Orlando sees all too clearly that artillery means the end of the institution of knighthood and ...
Contents
The Easy Descent from Avernus | 17 |
Language and History | 57 |
Traditions and the Individual Talent | 118 |
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