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Virgil first appears as Dante's savior, father, and teacher, but Dante must put Virgil on a pedestal so readers can later recognize Virgil's limitations and defeat him internally.
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Virgil first appears as Dante's savior, father, and teacher, but Dante must put Virgil on a pedestal so readers can later recognize Virgil's limitations and defeat him internally.
"...history, Virgil is the most influential poet. And Virgil promises to guide Dante out of this shadowed forest and into the light. And Dante..."
Dante is not offering a church-approved tour of the afterlife.
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