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... Dante , whose passions were political , is the poet of despair , pain and violence . Milton , driven by religious enthusiasms , is the poet of a mysterious , infinite universe swathed in a " luxe de beauté , de richesse , et de ...
... Dante , whose passions were political , is the poet of despair , pain and violence . Milton , driven by religious enthusiasms , is the poet of a mysterious , infinite universe swathed in a " luxe de beauté , de richesse , et de ...
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... Dante's Hell stands out better than his Heaven , whereas Milton painted the two with equal skill . Dante's best scenes depict physical and spiritual torment or else political vio- lence . Bitter and satirical , Dante is the poet of ...
... Dante's Hell stands out better than his Heaven , whereas Milton painted the two with equal skill . Dante's best scenes depict physical and spiritual torment or else political vio- lence . Bitter and satirical , Dante is the poet of ...
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... Dante and Milton have , to the same degree , the gift of expression , although it comes from very different sources . Dante is unquestionably more spontaneous , chatty , diverse , rich ; he never risks an image , a comparison that is ...
... Dante and Milton have , to the same degree , the gift of expression , although it comes from very different sources . Dante is unquestionably more spontaneous , chatty , diverse , rich ; he never risks an image , a comparison that is ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Abel François Villemain | 27 |
François René de Chateaubriand | 48 |
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