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Dante’s Characters: Part Three, Guido da Montefeltro

Entitled Opinions (about Life and Literature)

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Confusion of Linguistic Registers and Rhetorical Kuntaminatsio

Analyzing the exchange between Guido and Ulysses in Dante's Inferno, focusing on Guido's use of a provincial idiom and Virgil's scornful response. Exploring the concept of discursive kuntaminatsio and contrasting Guido's hesitatio with Ulysses' forward-moving narrative.

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