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Dante’s PARADISE, Canto 9: EARTH’S SHADOW

https://pixabay.com/en/venus-earth-size-comparison-planet-11588/ *** EARTH’S SHADOW *** Earth has a shadow Its highest point is Venus It touches Venus *** Dante is clever in the way he organizes The Divine Comedy. In the Inferno, in Canto 9 we go through the Gates … Continue reading

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Dante’s PARADISE, Canto 9: PRAISE

https://pixabay.com/en/heart-hand-romantic-love-sunset-3549572/ *** Paradise has praise: Cunizza praises Folquet, And Folquet Rahab. *** Cunizza was the lover of Sordello, one of the late repentant of the Prepurgatory. He abducted her from her husband (or perhaps she left her husband for him). … Continue reading

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