Dante defeats Virgil indirectly by making him the hero and guide of the poem, then letting readers gradually discover that the trusted guide contradicts himself and is displaced.
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Dante defeats Virgil indirectly by making him the hero and guide of the poem, then letting readers gradually discover that the trusted guide contradicts himself and is displaced.
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The Divine Comedy does not defeat Virgil by denouncing him.
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