Chapter IV: Inferno V: Literary History and Historical Literature.
Chapter 4 of the book "Textual History & the Divine Comedy" is presented. It explores the connection of "Inferno V," a canto in Dante Alighieri's epic poem "Commedia," to the poet's views on literature and the act of reading. In this canto, Francesca's language, which is interpreted as a history by...
| Published in: | Textual History & The Divine Comedy pp. 42 - 56 |
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
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Digitalia Publishing Corp.
1989
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| Summary: | Chapter 4 of the book "Textual History & the Divine Comedy" is presented. It explores the connection of "Inferno V," a canto in Dante Alighieri's epic poem "Commedia," to the poet's views on literature and the act of reading. In this canto, Francesca's language, which is interpreted as a history by the pilgrim, is revealed to be a narrative by the poet, through the process of its recitation. |
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