Dante's Lyric Poetry: Commentary

allegorical already Amor appear argument BARBI Barbi-Maggini Beatrice beauty beginning called canzone cause Cavalcanti certainly clear clearly close commentary common context Contini contrast Convivio corresponds course Dante death desire donna earlier effect especially example explains expression eyes fact Florence gentile given gives gloss heart human implied interpretation introductory Italian lady later Latin less lines means mente metaphor mind moral natural nobility normal object opening particular passage perhaps philosophy phrase poem poet Poeti Poeti del Duecento possible present probably prose Provençal Purg reason refers rhyme Rime says seems sense shows sonnet soul stanza style suggests taken term theme thought tradition understand verb VIII virtue whole woman writing written XXXII