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Inferno XVI: from the circling sodomites to Geryon’s cord

Abstract:
Questa lectura analizza le principali sezioni del canto XVI dell’Inferno con particolare attenzione al dialogo fra Dante personaggio e i tre dannati fiorentini, al trattamento della sodomia nella cultura medievale e ai suoi contesti teologici, e al ruolo della profezia in tale canto. Sono oggetto di commento anche le principali similitudini, metafore e simboli, anche attraverso un confronto con loro precedenti classici e biblici.

This essay presents a lectura of canto XVI of Inferno, analysing its main sections with particular attention to the dialogue between Dante-pilgrim and the Florentines, the medieval categorization of sodomy and its biblical and theological contexts, and the role of prophecy in the canto. Commentary is also provided on the major similes, metaphors and symbols in the canto, with attention to both classical and biblical analogues.
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Accepted
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Medieval & Modern Languages Faculty
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Publisher:
Longo Publishing House
Journal:
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Volume:
63
Issue:
1
Pages:
89-107
Publication date:
2024-12-02
Acceptance date:
2024-04-01
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ISSN:
1724-0433


Language:
English
Pubs id:
1990990
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pubs:1990990
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2024-04-17

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