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... vision , the four stars , which cannot be seen in the other hemi- sphere . Ulysses ' words also reveal a joy turned to lament , as the focus of his vision moves from the mountain to the whirlwind which comes from it . The four stars and ...
... vision , the four stars , which cannot be seen in the other hemi- sphere . Ulysses ' words also reveal a joy turned to lament , as the focus of his vision moves from the mountain to the whirlwind which comes from it . The four stars and ...
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... vision and the goal of his journey at the end of the Paradiso we move to another stage in the nexus be- tween history and language . In Canto XXXI the joy which the pilgrim feels leaves him without words : Certo tra esso [ stupor ] e ...
... vision and the goal of his journey at the end of the Paradiso we move to another stage in the nexus be- tween history and language . In Canto XXXI the joy which the pilgrim feels leaves him without words : Certo tra esso [ stupor ] e ...
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... vision because their sight has only one direction , one focus that provides them with perfect joy . In the same way , the poet , in order to achieve that final goal in the poem , must demonstrate the same break with history . He must ...
... vision because their sight has only one direction , one focus that provides them with perfect joy . In the same way , the poet , in order to achieve that final goal in the poem , must demonstrate the same break with history . He must ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Misreadings in Inferno XX and Purgatorio XXI | 14 |
History to Narrative | 31 |
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