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Literary Influences On Dante's Use Of Fear In The Commedia, Andrew Pearson Jan 2008

Literary Influences On Dante's Use Of Fear In The Commedia, Andrew Pearson

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This presentation explores the literary influences that may have guided Dante's use and development of fear reflected and directed by his use of the word paura. These influences include Aristotle, Cicero, St. Augustine, St. Benedict, and St. Thomas Aquinas. The presenter also suggests a distant echo of fear finding its way into John Milton's Paradise Lost.


Macbeth And Ugolino: Another Verdian Encounter With Dante, David Rosen Jan 2001

Macbeth And Ugolino: Another Verdian Encounter With Dante, David Rosen

Verdi Forum

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