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Virgil, the blind guide : marking the way through the Divine Comedy  Cover Image E-book E-book

Virgil, the blind guide : marking the way through the Divine Comedy

Howard, Lloyd. (Author).

Summary: 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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  • ISBN: 6613842982
  • ISBN: 9786613842985
  • ISBN: 9781283530538
  • ISBN: 1283530538
  • ISBN: 0773582568
  • ISBN: 9780773582569
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 247 pages)
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  • Publisher: Montreal ; Ithaca, NY : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-240) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: 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."
Restrictions on Access Note:
NLC staff and students only.
Language Note:
In English with some Italian.
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.
Subject: Dante Alighieri -- 1265-1321
Dante Alighieri -- 1265-1321 -- Characters -- Virgil
Dante Alighieri -- 1265-1321 -- Technique
Virgil -- In literature
Dante Alighieri -- 1265-1321
Dante Alighieri -- 1265-1321 -- Personnages -- Virgile
Dante Alighieri -- 1265-1321 -- Technique
Dante Alighieri -- 1265-1321
Virgil
Divina commedia (Dante Alighieri) -- Divina commedia (Dante Alighieri)
Vergilius Maro, Publius
Dante (Alighieri)
Repetition in literature
JSTOR-DDA
Dante Alighieri, 1265- 1321. Divina commedia
Dante Alighieri, 1265- 1321 -- Characters -- Virgil
Dante Alighieri, 1265- 1321 -- Technique
Virgil in literature
Repetition in literature
Multi-User.
Genre: Electronic books.
Electronic books.

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