Dante: The Critical Complex, Volume 1

Aeneas Aeneid allegory already appears attempt Beatrice become beginning called canto Cato character Christian classical Comedy Commedia concern considered Convivio critics Dante Dante's death describes desire discussion divine earthly epic episode example experience fact faith figure final gives God's Hell hero human important Inferno interpretation Italy journey kind language later Latin less light literary meaning medieval narrative nature once pagan Paradise passage perhaps pilgrim poem poet poetic poetry precisely present Press Providence Purg Purgatorio question reader reading reason reference relation rhyme Roman Rome seems seen sense shows souls speak Statius story Studies style suggests tells things tradition tragic true truth turn understand University verse Virgil Virgilian vision Vita writing