In Relation to Boyd

• Dante and Virgil are departing and leaving the angel behind
• Mention of the sixth circle
• Only the subjects the voices are speaking about are mentioned
• Dante reports to have “passed fleet this rocky coil”
• Water imagery, “while truth below in hidden fountains flows”
• “Bard of Pastoral Song divine”
• Directly addresses paganism
• Virgil is speaking instead of Dante
• Fir tree
• Food and drink are mentioned, but wine is only alluded to
• John the Baptists takes the place of Emmanuel in Boyd’s translation

In Relation to Langdon

• It is specified that the angel’s wing was used to remove Dante’s scar
• “Denied their flowing locks” rather than simply stating “hairless”
• “Faith without which good works fruit do not bear” –fruits of labor potentially connecting to plants and their fertility

In Relation to Arndt

• Statius focuses on praise he feels and shows for Christianity

In Relation to Kline

• Does not include the word “sitiunt” and its translation
• Statius appears to have a more emotional reaction to Virgil’s speech, laughing instead of merely smiling, and replying in a sweet manner
• Refers to “teachers” rather than “priests”
• Virgil refers to his place in the first circle as an “apartment”, neutralizing the experience and making it appear more as a home rather than a prison