Dante, The Poet Between The Classical And Modern Worlds: INFERNO, Canto VIII, Lines 7 - 30
The fifth circle of INFERNO: wrath (and its counterpart to come).We may or may not be over a break in the poem. Boccaccio thought so. Many modern scholars do not. I'll give you some reasons why this passage may not be a break in COMEDY.Plus, we'll talk about the uneasy balance between the classical and Christian worlds, starting with Phlegyas, the boatman over this swampy muck.And we'll discover how Dante attempts to solve the problem of the pilgrim's corporeality. He is indeed in his body. Which means this poem is not a dream vision. Which means that he's starting to claim that this journey…
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