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... passage of Purgatorio XXI . In that canto , as often happens in the Commedia , the poem itself establishes its own history ; earlier passages become a part of the textual history which can be used as a basis for the interpretation of a ...
... passage of Purgatorio XXI . In that canto , as often happens in the Commedia , the poem itself establishes its own history ; earlier passages become a part of the textual history which can be used as a basis for the interpretation of a ...
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... passage , Christ answers Judas in a way which trans- forms the question , which the Apostle used in an attempt to clear himself of suspicion , into a confession of guilt : " And Judas who betrayed him , answer- ing said , " Is it I ...
... passage , Christ answers Judas in a way which trans- forms the question , which the Apostle used in an attempt to clear himself of suspicion , into a confession of guilt : " And Judas who betrayed him , answer- ing said , " Is it I ...
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... passage . 15 In the Aeneid , one finds reference not to four but only to three spins : A mighty toppling wave strikes astern . The helmsman is dashed out and hurled head foremost , but the ship is thrice on the same spot whirled round ...
... passage . 15 In the Aeneid , one finds reference not to four but only to three spins : A mighty toppling wave strikes astern . The helmsman is dashed out and hurled head foremost , but the ship is thrice on the same spot whirled round ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Misreadings in Inferno XX and Purgatorio XXI | 14 |
History to Narrative | 31 |
Copyright | |
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