Re: VIRGIL: Virgil's knowledge of the underworld (Dante)

2005-06-27 Thread Leofranc Holford-Strevens
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], David Wilson-Okamura david@virgil.org writes I've been writing this month about the underworld. Here's something I'm curious about: when Dante and Virgil are going through hell, Dante asks his guide whether anyone from limbo ever visits the lower circles. That was 35

VIRGIL: Virgil's knowledge of the underworld (Dante)

2005-06-24 Thread David Wilson-Okamura
I've been writing this month about the underworld. Here's something I'm curious about: when Dante and Virgil are going through hell, Dante asks his guide whether anyone from limbo ever visits the lower circles. Here's Virgil's response in Singleton's translation: It seldom happens that any of