Virgil, the blind guide [electronic resource] : marking the way through the Divine Comedy / Lloyd H. Howard.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, Italian Publication details: Montreal ; Ithaca [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2010.Description: viii, 247 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 851/.1 22
LOC classification:
  • PQ4410.V5 H69 2010eb
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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."
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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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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

In English with some Italian.

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