Medieval Cartography and ‘Inferno’ xxxiv: Lucifer's Three Faces Reconsidered
In 1965, John Freccero offered a brilliant and ingenious reading of Inferno 34 which attempted to account for the colors of Lucifer's three faces, described rather precisely by Dante the pilgrim: L'una dinanzi, e quella era vermiglia; …………………… e la destra parea tra bianca e gialla; la sini...
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Cambridge University Press
1983
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Traditio
Year: 1983, Volume: 39, Pages: 447-456 |
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| Summary: | In 1965, John Freccero offered a brilliant and ingenious reading of Inferno 34 which attempted to account for the colors of Lucifer's three faces, described rather precisely by Dante the pilgrim: L'una dinanzi, e quella era vermiglia; …………………… e la destra parea tra bianca e gialla; la sinistra a vedere era tal, quali vegnon di là onde 'l Nilo s'avvalla. (34.39,43–45) |
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| ISSN: | 2166-5508 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0362152900009703 |