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Vertical Readings in Dante's Comedy
2015·264 pages
A scholarly reappraisal of Dante's Comedy through vertical readings of corresponding cantos across Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.
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A scholarly reappraisal of Dante's Comedy through vertical readings of corresponding cantos across Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.
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"Vertical Readings in Dante’s Comedy is a reappraisal of the poem by an international team of thirty-four scholars. Each vertical reading analyses three same-numbered cantos from the three canticles: Inferno i, Purgatorio i and Paradiso i; Inferno ii, Purgatorio ii and Paradiso ii; etc. Although scholars have suggested before that there are correspondences between same-numbered cantos that beg to be explored, this is the first time that the approach has been pursued in a systematic fashion acros...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Minor references to violence as part of Dante's original text analysis.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation depicted.
Religious content
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Major focus on Christian themes and theology central to Dante's work.
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft depicted.
Occult / demonology
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Minor references to demons and hell as part of Dante's Inferno analysis.
Political content
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Minor discussion of medieval political contexts in Dante's work.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Minor references to suffering and torment in Dante's original text.
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