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Virgil, John the Baptist, and the Downward Journey “di giro in giro”
2010
Overview
By the time Dante and Virgil reach the ninthbolgia, that of the condemned schismatic souls ofInferno28, but for a few words with which Virgil deferred the speaking role to Dante inInferno27 (“Parla tu ...” 1.27.33), he has not been quoted in speech since their earlier encounter with Ulysses and Diomedes inInferno26.79–84.¹ There he deemed it most appropriate that, as a fellow ancient, he, not Dante, speak to the two Greek heroes: “Lascia parlare a me, ch’i’ ho concetto / ciò che tu vuoi” [“leave speech to me, for I have understood what
