L ' I N F E R N O

pious Aeneas
virtuous Aeneas
dutiful Aeneas
great-hearted Aeneas
noble Aeneas
Aeneas, the Hero
DANTE:
INF C26 64-66 / DANTE INF C26 64-66 / KLINE
«S'ei posson dentro da quelle faville I said: Master, I beg you greatly, and beg again
parlar», diss' io, «maestro, assai ten priego so that my prayers may be a thousand,
e ripriego, che 'l priego vaglia mille, if those inside the fires can speak,
INF C26 67-69 / DANTE
che non mi facci de l'attender niego do not refuse my waiting until
fin che la fiamma cornuta qua vegna; the horned flame comes here:
vedi che del disio ver' lei mi piego!». you see how I lean towards it with desire.
THE FLAME HALTS WHEN THEY APPROACH.
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VIRGIL:
INF C26 70-72 / DANTE INF C26 70-72 / KLINE
Ed elli a me: «La tua preghiera è degna And he to me: Your request is worth much praise,
di molta loda, e io però l'accetto; and so I accept it, but restrain
ma fa che la tua lingua si sostegna. your tongue. Let me speak:
INF C26 73-75 / DANTE
Lascia parlare a me, ch'i' ho concetto since I conceive what you wish, and because
ciò che tu vuoi; ch'ei sarebbero schivi, they were Greeks they might
perch' e' fuor greci, forse del tuo detto». disdain your Trojan words.
INF C26 76-78 / KLINE
When the flame had come, where the time and place seemed fitting, to my guide, I heard him speak, so:
INF C26 79-81 / DANTE
«O voi che siete due dentro ad un foco, O you, who are two in one fire,
s'io meritai di voi mentre ch'io vissi, if I was worthy of you when I lived,
s'io meritai di voi assai o poco if I was worthy of you, greatly or a little,
INF C26 82-84 / DANTE
quando nel mondo li alti versi scrissi, when on earth I wrote the high verses, do not go,
non vi movete; ma l'un di voi dica but let one of you tell where he,
dove, per lui, perduto a morir gissi». being lost through his own actions, went to die.
ONE PEAK OR HORN OF THE FLAME SHAKES. THE ULYSSES FLAME AND CALLIOPE BEGIN TRACING A LINE
ON THE STAGE AS A BOAT DOES ON A CHART.
INF C26 85-90 / KLINE
The greater horn of the ancient flame started to shake itself, murmuring, like a flame struggling in the wind. Then
moving the tip, as if it were a tongue speaking, gave out a voice, and said
♫WIND: BOAT? * * * * * * * * * *
Before INF C26 91