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Record Number: 14387 Author(s)/Creator(s): Derla , Luigi. Contributor(s): Title: Francesca, una Beatrice incompiuta (INF V 73-143) [Dante's Francesca da Rimini is an example of heroic love; the poet found precedents in Ovid's "Heroides" and Virgil's portrait of Dido; Francesca and Paolo fit the stereotype of courtly lovers, but Dante's opinion of their surrender to passion is negative, because they separated themselves from God; Francesca, the earthly woman, is contrasted with Beatrice, the heavenly one, with Francesca being an incomplete version of the other]. Source: Italian Quarterly 34, (Summer-Fall 1997): Pages 5 - 20. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Beatrice (Literary Figure) Dante Alighieri, Poet- Divina Commedia- Inferno Francesca da Rimini Literature- Verse Ovid, Ancient Poet- Heroides Sources Virgil, Ancient Poet- Aeneid Women in Literature Award Note: Geographic Area: Italy Century: 14 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1997. Language: Italian ISSN/ISBN: 00212954

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