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The literary lineage Jiang says Dante is trying to enter by making Inferno attractive and by recruiting famous guides such as Virgil.
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poetic tradition
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "learn about uh inferno okay yes there a reason why i do feel you know going from paradise to inferno inferno it's much more..."
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Jiang argues that Dante made Inferno especially visual and narratively gripping because he needed an appealing first publication that would establish him in a larger poetic tradition.
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"learn about uh inferno okay yes there a reason why i do feel you know going from paradise to inferno inferno it's much more..."
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"...but also he's trying to um establish himself in a larger poetic tradition right and that means using famous people like virgil right so..."
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A source-grounded reading of the seminar's central move: Inferno is not only a theater of punishments but a machine for moral reflection, and Virgil's authority keeps showing the limits that Dante will eventually have...
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