Astronomy in the Divine Comedy
Astronomy in the Divine Comedy
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Firenze: Firenze University Press Università degli Studi di Firenze
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Firenze: Firenze University Press Università degli Studi di Firenze
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There are over a hundred astronomical passages in the Divine Comedy. Astronomy is used both for its symbolic value and for its “exactness” in determining the times and places of the story. In order to appreciate, understand and value this aspect of the poem, the reader has to be able to identify with an intellectual of Dante’s time, amazed and fasc...
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Astronomy in the Divine Comedy
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_3071365098
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2281-7727
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2281-9711
