"And Lo, As Luke Sets Down for Us": Dante's Re-Imagining of the Emmaus Story in Purgatorio XXIX-XXXIII

This essay will suggest that Dante's journey through the earthly paradise in the Purgatorio is a figural representation of the journey of Cleopas and the unnamed disciple on the road to Emmaus in Luke 24. By making several references to the Gospel of Luke, Dante seems to be setting the stage fo...

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Published in:Religions
Main Author: Rodeheffer, Jane Kelley (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Further subjects:B Pedagogy
B Christian
B Purgatorio
B Emmaus
B Figura
B Gospel of Luke
B Beatrice
B Dante
B Eric Auerbach
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