From: Patsloane-AT-aol.com Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 20:39:23 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: PLC: Book Burning: Dante & Cervantes In a message dated 97-11-22 17:43:26 EST, you write: > >> know", in the Pinsky translation). > > > >Kevin, I think there might be some irony here too. Yes, Dante calls > >Aristotle "the master of those who know." But the scene takes place in > >Limbo, and Virgil (Dante's guide) identifies Limbo as "the blind world." > So > >how much can anyone know in a blind world (oir in the world of the blind)? > > > >pat sloane > > > A great deal. Aristotle was pre-Christian. > g Yes George, and if you recall, Dante says pagans cannot be saved, not even Virgil or Aristotle. They can't "see" (comprehend?) God. So the ironic question of how much anyone can know in a "blind" world pretty much works with Dante's visual metaphor. pat --- from list phillitcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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