Dantesque “Magnanimity”: A reading of Inferno I-IV
Intertextual reading of the cantos I-IV of Dante’s Inferno, made in the light of the Aristotelian concepts of magnanimity and pusillanimity, and that the poet and person of Dante cleverly declines and dramatizes, finally leading up to his self-exaltation as a magnanimous among the magnanimous.
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Language: | English |
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University of Bologna
2015-12-01
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Series: | Conservation Science in Cultural Heritage |
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Online Access: | https://conservation-science.unibo.it/article/view/6178 |