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" Virgil the blind guide : "
Lloyd H. Howard
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BL
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634042
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dltt
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| Main Entry
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Howard, Lloyd
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| Title & Author
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Virgil the blind guide : : marking the way through the Divine Comedy /\ Lloyd H. Howard
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| Publication Statement
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Montréal ;Ithaca :: McGill-Queen's University Press,, c2010
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viii, 247 p. ;; 24 cm
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9780773536555
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: 0773536558
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-240) and index
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| Contents
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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."
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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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Dante Alighieri,1265-1321., Divina commedia
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Dante Alighieri,1265-1321-- Characters-- Virgil
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Dante Alighieri,1265-1321-- Technique
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Virgil-- In literature
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Repetition in literature
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| LC Classification
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PQ4410.V5H69 2010
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