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A canto by canto commentary on the concepts and intentions behind The Divine Comedy.

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...The author has completed his own translation of the Divine Comedy and finds that it is still hard for readers to manage the whole text. He has extracted what he feels is the main spiritual thread and worked with key passages. He has then given the original Italian alongside his trans...

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...Longfellow A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri trans. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a publicatio... ...ment or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri trans. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the Pennsylvan... ..................................................... 382 7 Dante The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) TRANSLATED BY HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFEL... ...it causes shame; But here I cannot; and, Reader, by the notes Of this my Comedy to thee I swear, So may they not be void of lasting favour, Athwar... ... Canto XXI From bridge to bridge thus, speaking other things Of which my Comedy cares not to sing, We came along, and held the summit, when We hal... ...sun and the other stars. 379 Dante APPENDIX SIX SONNETS ON DANTE’S DIVINE COMEDY BY HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW (1807-1882) I I I I I Oft have I seen ...

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Excerpt: This publication of The Divine Comedy of Dante - Purgatory, Translated by H.F. Cary.

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... This publication of The Divine Comedy of Dante Purgatory , Translated by H.F. Cary , is a publicati... ...ment or for the file as an elec tronic transmission, in any way. The Divine Comedy of Dante Purgatory , Translated by H.F. Cary , the Pennsylvania ... ...om the depth of night, That makes the infernal valley ever black? The Divine Comedy of Dante Purgatory 3 Are the firm statutes of the dread abyss ... ...and with a slender reed See that thou duly gird him, and his face The Divine Comedy of Dante Purgatory 4 Lave, till all sordid stain thou wipe fro... ...issued forth, Holding the scales, that from her hands are dropp’d The Divine Comedy of Dante Purgatory 5 When she reigns highest: so that where I ... ...hen that strange tribe Lifting their eyes towards us: If ye know, The Divine Comedy of Dante Purgatory 6 Declare what path will Lead us to the mou... ...cumber’d with its frame, Travelling so far, of pain is overcome.” The Divine Comedy of Dante Purgatory 7 “Love that discourses in my thoughts... ... cast a shade, remov’d To Naples from Brundusium’s wall. Nor thou The Divine Comedy of Dante Purgatory 8 Marvel, if before me no shadow fall, More... ...e mountain low declines, So that attempt to mount it be not vain. The Divine Comedy of Dante Purgatory 9 For who knows most, him loss of time most...

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... This publication of The Divine Comedy of Dante Paradise , Translated by H.F. Cary , is a publicatio... ...ment or for the file as an elec tronic transmission, in any way. The Divine Comedy of Dante Paradise , Translated by H.F. Cary , the Pennsylvania S... ...pread that hemisphere, Blackness the other part; when to the left The Divine Comedy of Dante Paradise 3 I saw Beatrice turn’d, and on the sun Gazi... ... doubt was I entangled more, And said: “Already satisfied, I rest The Divine Comedy of Dante Paradise 4 From admiration deep, but now admire How I... ...ing cuts its way, Backward return with speed, and your own shores The Divine Comedy of Dante Paradise 5 Revisit, nor put out to open sea, Where lo... ...en spake: “If mortals err In their opinion, when the key of sense The Divine Comedy of Dante Paradise 6 Unlocks not, surely wonder’s weapon keen O... ...t distant do not stretch A space so ample, yet in brightness thou The Divine Comedy of Dante Paradise 7 Will own it equaling the rest. But now, A... ...’d the sweet aspect, By proof of right, and of the false reproof; The Divine Comedy of Dante Paradise 8 And I, to own myself convinc’d and free Of... ...ections burn alone With pleasure, from the Holy Spirit conceiv’d, The Divine Comedy of Dante Paradise 9 Admitted to his order dwell in joy. And th...

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... Meredith A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication An Essay on Comedy by George Meredith is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer... ...ent or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. An Essay on Comedy by George Meredith, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Cl... ...versity is an equal opportunity university. 3 George Meredith An Essay on Comedy by George Meredith On the Idea of Comedy and of the Uses of the Comi... ...re delivered at the London Institution, February 1st, 1877. 4 An Essay on Comedy dertaking cannot be over-estimated. Then again, he is beset with foe... ...de,’ and to laugh at everything is to have no appreciation of the Comic of Comedy. Neither of these distinct divisions of non-laughers and over- laugh... ...it above the contention of these two parties. Our speaking on the theme of Comedy will appear almost a libertine proceeding to one, while the other wi... ...speaking of it seriously brings us into violent contrast with the subject. Comedy, we have to admit, was never one of the most honoured of the Muses. ... ...ene over the head of Achilles illuminates the birth of Greek T ragedy. But Comedy rolled in shouting un- der the divine protection of the Son of the W... ...ore in this posi- tion, Comic genius would flourish. Our English idea of a Comedy of Manners might be im- aged in the person of a blowsy country girl—...

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...The Sentimentalists An Unfinished Comedy By George Meredith A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publicati... ...portunity university. 3 George Meredith THE SENTIMENTALISTS An Unfinished Comedy By George Meredith Dramatis Personae HOMEWARE. PROFESSOR SPIRAL. ARD...

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... the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare , the Pennsylvania State Universi... ...y The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity University. THE COMEDY OF ERRORS By William Shakespeare (written about 1591) DRAMATIS PER... ...ce the mortal and intestine jars ‘Twixt thy seditious countrymen and us, The Comedy of Errors Act I, scene i 3 It hath in solemn synods been decre... ...ip, then sinking ripe, to us: My wife, more careful for the latter born, The Comedy of Errors Act I, scene i 4 Had fasten’d him unto a small spare... ...me, were it not against our laws, Against my crown, my oath, my dignity, The Comedy of Errors Act I, scene i 5 Which princes, would they, may not ... ... city. First Merchant : Sir, I commend you to your own content. [Exit.] The Comedy of Errors Act I, scene ii 6 ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE : He that ... ...icks when I am undisposed: Where is the thousand marks thou hadst of me? The Comedy of Errors Act I, scene ii 7 DROMIO OF EPHESUS : I have some m... ...ridle of your will. ADRIANA: There’s none but asses will be bridled so. The Comedy of Errors Act II, scene i 8 LUCIANA: Why, headstrong liberty ... ...housand marks in gold: ‘’Tis dinner time,’ quoth I; ‘My gold!’ quoth he; The Comedy of Errors Act II, scene i 9 ‘Your meat doth burn,’ quoth I; ‘M...

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... This publication of The Divine Comedy of Dante , Translated by H.F. Cary , is a publication of the Pe... ...ment or for the file as an electronic trans mission, in any way. The Divine Comedy of Dante , Translated by H.F. Cary , the Pennsylvania State Univer... ...man, man once I was, And born of Lombard parents, Mantuana both 4 The Divine Comedy of Dante Hell By country, when the power of Julius yet Was sca... ...nted, who invoke A second death; and those next view, who dwell 5 The Divine Comedy of Dante Hell Content in fire, for that they hope to come, Whe... ... to his victory gave rise And to the papal robe. In after times 6 The Divine Comedy of Dante Hell The chosen vessel also travel’d there, To bring ... ...onsisting of four syllables, of which the third is a long one.) 7 The Divine Comedy of Dante Hell Revisited with joy. Love brought me thence, Who ... ...s the goodly mount Prevented. What is this comes o’er thee then? The Divine Comedy of Dante Hell 8 Why, why dost thou hang back? why in thy breas... ...e that swell’d the sounds, Made up a tumult, that for ever whirls The Divine Comedy of Dante Hell 9 Round through that air with solid darkness sta... ... toward us in a bark Comes on an old man hoary white with eld, 10 The Divine Comedy of Dante Hell Crying, “Woe to you wicked spirits! hope not Eve...

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... This publication of The Divine Comedy of Dante Hell , Translated by H.F. Cary , is a publication of... ...cument or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Divine Comedy of Dante Hell , Translated by H.F. Cary , the Pennsylvania State... ...man, man once I was, And born of Lombard parents, Mantuana both 4 The Divine Comedy of Dante Hell By country, when the power of Julius yet Was sca... ...nted, who invoke A second death; and those next view, who dwell 5 The Divine Comedy of Dante Hell Content in fire, for that they hope to come, Whe... ... to his victory gave rise And to the papal robe. In after times 6 The Divine Comedy of Dante Hell The chosen vessel also travel’d there, To bring ... ...onsisting of four syllables, of which the third is a long one.) 7 The Divine Comedy of Dante Hell Revisited with joy. Love brought me thence, Who ... ...s the goodly mount Prevented. What is this comes o’er thee then? The Divine Comedy of Dante Hell 8 Why, why dost thou hang back? why in thy breas... ...e that swell’d the sounds, Made up a tumult, that for ever whirls The Divine Comedy of Dante Hell 9 Round through that air with solid darkness sta... ... toward us in a bark Comes on an old man hoary white with eld, 10 The Divine Comedy of Dante Hell Crying, “Woe to you wicked spirits! hope not Eve...

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...Excerpt: A chapter of which the last page only is of any importance comedy is a game played to throw reflections upon social life, and it deals with human nature in the drawing-room of civilized men and women, where we have no dust of the struggling outer world, no mire, no violent crashes, t...

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...ersity is an equal opportunity university. 3 George Meredith The Egoist A Comedy in Narrative by George Meredith PRELUDE A CHAPTER OF WHICH THE LAST ... ...eredith PRELUDE A CHAPTER OF WHICH THE LAST PAGE ONLY IS OF ANY IMPORTANCE COMEDY is a game played to throw reflections upon social life, and it deals... ...the Comic Spirit, who is after all our own offspring, to relieve the Book. Comedy, they say, is the true diversion, as it is likewise the key of the g... ...The remedy of your frightful affliction is here, through the stillatory of Comedy, and not in Science, nor yet in Speed, whose name is but another for... ...us as with the arms of Amphitrite! We hear a shout of war for a diversion.—Comedy he pronounces to be our means of read- ing swiftly and comprehensive... ... one foot’s length of pretence, will have that foot caught in her trap. In Comedy is the singular scene of charity issuing of disdain under the stroke... ...hem would follow where there was no heart. The twists of the heart are the comedy. “The secret of the heart is its pressing love of self “, says the B... ..., or at least there was danger of a precipitate descent from the levels of comedy. The parents of hymeneal men and women he was indisposed to consider...

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...é de Balzac A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Human Comedy: Introductions & Appendix by Honoré de Balzac is a publication of th... ...ument or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Human Comedy: Introductions & Appendix by Honoré de Balzac, the Pennsylvania Stat... ............................................................. 43 4 The Human Comedy: Introductions & Appendix The Human Comedy: Introductions & Appendix... ...e stage. And, as students of Balzac know, the scheme and adjustment of his comedy varied so remark- ably as time went on that it can hardly be said to... ... scenes are even in the mass by no means exhaustive, and are, 6 The Human Comedy: Introductions & Appendix as they stand, a very “cross,” division of... ...Villemain, Guizot, and Cousin were lecturing, and heard them, 8 The Human Comedy: Introductions & Appendix as his sister tells us, enthusiastically, ... ...curiously, interestingly , almost enthrallingly bad. Couched 10 The Human Comedy: Introductions & Appendix for the most part in a kind of Radcliffian... ...to other pockets since, being neither more nor less than the 12 The Human Comedy: Introductions & Appendix issuing of cheap one-volume editions of Fr... ...tinctly to the latter. Corentin, Hulot, and other personages of the actual Comedy (then by no means planned, or at least avowed) appear; and though th...

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Excerpt: The Divine Comedy, Volume One, Hell [The Inferno] by Dante Aligheri, trans Charles Eliot Norton.

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...ON .................................................................................................................7 AIDS TO THE STUDY OF THE DIVINE COMEDY .......................................................... 14 HELL .............................................................................. 16 CANTO I. Dante, astray in a wood, reaches the foot of a hill which he...

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...iot Norton A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The Divine Comedy, Volume One, Hell [The Inferno] by Dante Aligheri, trans Charles Eli... ...ment or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Divine Comedy, Volume One, Hell [The Inferno] by Dante Aligheri, trans Charles Eli... ...DIVINE COMED THE DIVINE COMED THE DIVINE COMED THE DIVINE COMED THE DIVINE COMEDY Y Y Y Y .......................................................... .... ........................................... 117 117 117 117 117 6 The Divine Comedy – Hell The Divine Comedy Volume 1 Hell [The Inferno] by Dante Alighe... ...end and master from youth. I was but a beginner in the study of the Divine Comedy when I first had his incomparable aid in the understanding of it. Du... ...DUCTION ODUCTION ODUCTION ODUCTION ODUCTION So many versions of the Divine Comedy exist in English that a new one might well seem needless. But most o... ...uch a translation can give but an inadequate suggestion; the 8 The Divine Comedy – Hell musical bond was of its essence, and the loss of the musical ... ... No poem in any tongue is more informed with rhythmic life than the Divine Comedy. And yet, such is its extraordi- nary distinction, no poem has an in... ...sion than seriously to impede its easy and unperplexed cur- 10 The Divine Comedy – Hell rent. There are few sentences in the Divina Commedia in which...

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...W A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy by George Bernard Shaw is a publication of the Penn... ...or the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy by George Bernard Shaw, the Pennsylvania State Univ... ...y is an equal opportunity university. 3 Man & Superman MAN AND SUPERMAN A COMEDY AND A PHILOSOPHY by GEORGE BERNARD SHAW EPISTLE DEDICATORY TO ARTHUR... ... Quixote grovelling before Dulcinea. You must admit that here Nature beats Comedy out of the field: the wildest hominist or feminist farce is insipid ... .... There is a political aspect of this sex question which is too big for my comedy, and too momentous to be passed over without culpable frivolity. It ... ...in alarm whether I have actually put all this tub thumping into a Don Juan comedy. I have not. I have only made my Don Juan a political pamphleteer, a... ...tory nor the dream of Don 22 GB Shaw Juan in the third act of the ensuing comedy is suitable for immediate production at a popular theatre we need no... ...at- est of Shakespear’s comedies; but description is not philoso- phy; and comedy neither compromises the author nor re- veals him. He must be judged ... ...e world but personal aims and the tragedy of their disappoint- ment or the comedy of their incongruity, and the field preacher who achieved virtue and...

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Excerpt: The Divine Comedy, Volume Two, Purgatory [Purgatorio] by Dante Aligheri, trans Charles Eliot Norton.

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...iot Norton A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The Divine Comedy, Volume Two, Purgatory [Purgatorio] by Dante Aligheri, trans Charles... ...ment or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Divine Comedy, Volume Two, Purgatory [Purgatorio] by Dante Aligheri, trans Charles... ...and is fit to ascend to Heaven. .............. 120 6 Purgatory The Divine Comedy Volume 2 Purgatory [Purgatorio] by Dante Aligheri T ranslated by Cha...