Virgil, the blind guide marking the way through the Divine Comedy /
Using hidden linguistic configurations, explores the issue of Virgil's authority in the Divine comedy as compared to other poets, guides, and demons.
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| Language: | English Italian |
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Montreal ; Ithaca [N.Y.] :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
c2010.
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Table of Contents:
- Virgil's taming of Plutus and Capaneus, and the pilgrim's changing perceptions
- The blindness of Virgil in Inferno 8-9, Purgatorio 15-16, and Purgatorio 22-23
- Encounters with the heavenly beings in Hell and Purgatory
- The eclipse of Virgil and the ascent of Mary after her son
- Virgil, John the Baptist, and the downward journey "di giro in giro."