Virgil the blind guide : marking the way through the Divine comedy /
Howard, Lloyd.
Montréal ; London : McGill-Queen's University Press,
2010.
Using hidden linguistic configurations, explores the issue of Virgil's authority in the Divine comedy as compared to other poets, guides, and demons.
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.
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321.
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Virgil
Repetition in literature.