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Virgil the Blind Guide
Lloyd H. Howard
其他書名
Marking the Way through the Divine Comedy
出版McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 2010-02-08
主題Literary Criticism / General
ISBN07735825689780773582569
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Whncy8FtspUC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Virgil the Blind Guide examines the repetition of certain linguistic configurations that have remained hidden because the meanings of the words involved do not relate to Virgil's competence as guide. Uncovering tropes that have yet to be studied, Howard allows us to see new junctures in the poet's travels, while highlighting Virgil's impotence and diminishing his authority as regards other poets, guides, and the demons of Hell's lower gate. The concealed route revealed by Dante's figurative signposts establishes Virgil's traits as foundational to the poem and allows for new perspectives and understandings of this critical character. Using this distinctive strategy, Virgil the Blind Guide helps us to piece together the complex puzzle that is Dante's pagan guide and suggests new ways of understanding important characters that are applicable to a broad range of poetry and prose.