"Svolazza" Lucifero come le anime dei morti ? ("Inferno", XXXIV, 46-52)

This article aims to demonstrate the relationship between Dante's comparison of Lucifer's flapping wings to those of a bat and the movement of the souls of the dead in classical antiquity. It will explore some textual references from heterogeneous and distant traditions, from the Greek and...

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Main Author: Marco Chiariglione
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nicola Catelli - Corrado Confalonieri 2014-06-01
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Online Access:http://www.parolerubate.unipr.it/fascicolo9_pdf/F9-5_chiariglione_svolazza.pdf
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spelling doaj.art-96d17a24993840a79d2f9f5e2f977c652023-08-02T06:04:26ZengNicola Catelli - Corrado ConfalonieriParole Rubate2039-01142014-06-0159111121"Svolazza" Lucifero come le anime dei morti ? ("Inferno", XXXIV, 46-52)Marco Chiariglione0Biblioteca Civica Centrale - TorinoThis article aims to demonstrate the relationship between Dante's comparison of Lucifer's flapping wings to those of a bat and the movement of the souls of the dead in classical antiquity. It will explore some textual references from heterogeneous and distant traditions, from the Greek and Roman classics, the Fathers of the Church, the medieval bestiaries and encyclopedias, to Dante himself.http://www.parolerubate.unipr.it/fascicolo9_pdf/F9-5_chiariglione_svolazza.pdfliteratureitalydante
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"Svolazza" Lucifero come le anime dei morti ? ("Inferno", XXXIV, 46-52)
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literature
italy
dante
title "Svolazza" Lucifero come le anime dei morti ? ("Inferno", XXXIV, 46-52)
title_full "Svolazza" Lucifero come le anime dei morti ? ("Inferno", XXXIV, 46-52)
title_fullStr "Svolazza" Lucifero come le anime dei morti ? ("Inferno", XXXIV, 46-52)
title_full_unstemmed "Svolazza" Lucifero come le anime dei morti ? ("Inferno", XXXIV, 46-52)
title_short "Svolazza" Lucifero come le anime dei morti ? ("Inferno", XXXIV, 46-52)
title_sort svolazza lucifero come le anime dei morti inferno xxxiv 46 52
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dante
url http://www.parolerubate.unipr.it/fascicolo9_pdf/F9-5_chiariglione_svolazza.pdf
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