ENGL 203 Lecture 16: (W10D1) English 203 Lecture Notes
29 Nov 2016
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The meet at the 9 hour of the day. When he reflects upon the dream its the last 9th hour. The god of love tells his to write a poem. On the 9th day of his illness he realizes beatrice will die. Beatrice dies the 9 day of the month and the 9th hour. 33 inferno cantos, 33 purgatory cantos and 33 paradiso cantos. Makes beatrice and then himself the muse for dante. When she dies she gets the same song that was sang of christ"s birth. Dante speaks to her like one would to mary. He is the first love poet writing in the vernacular. Calls those who write in the vernacular poets because writing in the vernacular is just as hard as the writing of the classical poets. Pilgrims are moving through the town and sadly don"t know about beatrice. Longing of the pilgrims soul to return to his homeland.
