Wild Beasts On The Slope And The Slide Into Despair: INFERNO, Canto I, Lines 28 - 66
Dante begins his journey across the known universe--except not. The journey stops almost the moment it begins in COMEDY.What happens when you set off in a new direction but have no clue where you're going? Apparently, you get blocked by the beasts of your imagination.Or maybe by more than beasts. By symbols. Even allegories. Personal, political, and/or social.This tough passage has eaten gallons of scholarly ink over the centuries. I'll give you different ideas for what these animals "mean." But the answers may ultimately be your own.If you'd like to help underwrite the many fees associated…
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