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Author Howard, Lloyd.

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

Imprint Montreal ; Ithaca [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2010.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description viii, 247 p.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-240) and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Language In English with some Italian.
Subject Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321. Divina commedia.
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 -- Characters -- Virgil.
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 -- Technique.
Virgil -- In literature.
Repetition in literature.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780773536555 (acid-free paper)
0773536558
9780773582569 (e-book)

 
    
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