When asked whether Dante grounds a great-man view of history, Jiang refuses a direct answer and instead says Dante is a root of the Renaissance whose later influence spreads through a much more complicated process.
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Great man history
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"idea of humans drive history be the root of this uh great man great people idea of history instead of collective history"
"um that's a hard question for me to answer dante is the root of the renaissance he will give rise to the renaissance and..."
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The late cantos become Jiang's sharpest Dante claim so far: faith is not obedience but imagination that helps make truth real, hope is the arrogant wager that exile and persecution can still bear fruit,...
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