Hell: Cantos XXIX - XXXII
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This month we'll look at cantos 29-32, which will take us to the bottom of hell. Note what happens to Dante’s attitude in these cantos.
How should we understand Master Adam and Sinon’s fight? What is its nature? What is Dante’s attitude toward it?
What is the structural function of canto 31 and the Giants?
Why does the bottom of Hell consist of ice rather than fire?
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