Několik srovnání Samuela Becketta a Dantem Alighierim: reprezentace lidské přirozenosti a očistce
| Title in English | Samuel Beckett and Dante Alighieri: Several Comparisons Concerning Human Nature and Purgatory |
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| Year of publication | 2008 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | SPFFMU |
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| Field | Philosophy and religion |
| Keywords | Samuel Beckett; Dante Alighieri; comparision of; human nature; anthropology; religion |
| Description | In the present study, the 4th canto of Dante's Purgatory provides a rich basis of literary topoi for comparision with Beckett's, comprising the following motifs: unity vs. multiplicity of human soul(s), body and its shadow represented as sundial, observation of sun, counting steps and time; incessant walking vs. Bellaqua's crouching, and the importance vs. impossibility of human wish for advancement in both material and spiritual world. |
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