Dante's Multitudes by Teodolinda Barolini;

Author:Teodolinda Barolini;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc. (Tier 3)
Published: 2022-09-13T00:00:00+00:00

[Nevertheless this appetite must be ridden by reason, for just as a horse set loose, however noble it may be by nature, cannot act as its own guide without a good rider, so the appetite, which is called irascible or concupiscible, however noble it may be, must obey reason, which guides it with bridle and spurs like a good horseman.]

In the following sentence Dante continues the metaphor. “Temperanza” is the “freno” or bridle that is used to curb the horse of appetite and “Fortezza o vero Magnanimitate” is the “sprone” or spurs that are used to drive the horse as needed:

Lo freno usa quando elli caccia, e chiamasi quello freno Temperanza, la quale mostra lo termine infino a[l] quale è da cacciare; lo sprone usa quando fugge, per lui tornare allo loco onde fuggire vuole, e questo sprone si chiama Fortezza o vero Magnanimitate, la quale vertute mostra lo loco dove è da fermarsi e da pungare. (Conv. 4.26.7)

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.