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A. S. Kline Purgatorio Canto 28: A. S. Kline Purgatorio Canto 28

A. S. Kline Purgatorio Canto 28
A. S. Kline Purgatorio Canto 28
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In Relation to Boyd

  • Dante emphasizes the slowness with which he is walking
  • Stream is said to bend the grass that surrounds it

In Relation to Wilstach

  • Repetition of “slowly” emphasizes the slow nature of Dante’s walk more so than in other translations
  • Illustration does not depict the woman, only Dante, Virgil, and Statius
  • The word “dark” is also repeated to describe the water
  • The sight of the woman’s eyes is once again referred to as a “gift”
  • Dante does not mention faith when he describes how the forest has begun to challenge his beliefs
  • Mention of Parnassus again

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Purgatorio Canto 28
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