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... tion ? The language , encountered by the reader , which leads to this moment of tension , is not merely the text of the poet's " history , " but also the sinner's recounting of his / her own personal history . The case of Pier della ...
... tion ? The language , encountered by the reader , which leads to this moment of tension , is not merely the text of the poet's " history , " but also the sinner's recounting of his / her own personal history . The case of Pier della ...
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... tion of Francesca's discourse provide the nourishment for its new develop- ment . Once the other voices in Francesca's discourse are revealed , her lan- guage is no longer seen as a true history but as a narrative event . Yet , at the ...
... tion of Francesca's discourse provide the nourishment for its new develop- ment . Once the other voices in Francesca's discourse are revealed , her lan- guage is no longer seen as a true history but as a narrative event . Yet , at the ...
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... tion which is incapable of progress . There is no ascent , but a " head - first " fall to the ocean bottom on the fourth ( 3 + 1 ) spin of his ship by the whirlwind . The wayfarer , instead , after his arrival at Purgatory , can turn to ...
... tion which is incapable of progress . There is no ascent , but a " head - first " fall to the ocean bottom on the fourth ( 3 + 1 ) spin of his ship by the whirlwind . The wayfarer , instead , after his arrival at Purgatory , can turn to ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Misreadings in Inferno XX and Purgatorio XXI | 14 |
History to Narrative | 31 |
Copyright | |
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