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Dante 1265–1321: Critical Essay by Patrick J. Gallacher

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SOURCE: "The Conversion of Tragic Vision in Dante's Comedy," in Romanic Review, Vol. LXXX, No. 4, November, 1989, pp. 607-25.

The following essay elucidates the process of "demonic epiphany " in Dante's Divine Comedy whereby tragic heroes recognize their sin and suffer shame on the way to achieving greatness of soul.

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