Virgil, the blind guide: marking the way through the Divine Comedy
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Main Author: Howard, Lloyd (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Montreal McGill-Queen's University Press c2010
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-240) and index
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."
Using hidden linguistic configurations, explores the issue of Virgil's authority in the Divine comedy as compared to other poets, guides, and demons
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 247 p.)
ISBN:0773536558
0773582568
9780773536555
9780773582569

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