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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alfredo Cottignoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2015-12-01
Series:Conservation Science in Cultural Heritage
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Online Access:https://conservation-science.unibo.it/article/view/6178