Dante, Purgatorio
Nino, the Judge of Gallura
Dante recognises Nino in the darkening valley and rejoices that he is not among the condemned. Their greeting is followed by surprise when Nino learns Dante is still in his first life. Nino asks him to tell Giovanna to pray for him. He also speaks of his wife's changed allegiance after remarriage, presenting a personal grievance within the encounter.
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The encounter
LiteraryDante recognises Nino in the darkening valley and rejoices that he is not among the condemned. Their greeting is followed by surprise when Nino learns Dante is still in his first life.
Further detail
LiteraryNino asks him to tell Giovanna to pray for him. He also speaks of his wife's changed allegiance after remarriage, presenting a personal grievance within the encounter.
Context & interpretation
This entry follows the supplied Thompson & Thomas edition of H. F. Cary’s translation. It describes Dante’s literary vision, distinguishing its assignments and reported claims from historical biography, other classical traditions and independently established accounts of an afterlife.
Original passages
Source 1
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante
Nino, thou courteous judge I what joy I felt. When I perceived thou wert not with the bad. No salutation kind on either part 20—55-Open this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Purgatory and Paradise, Cary translation; active reader leaf 53
Passage read in the exact edition’s extracted canto text; whitespace-normalised anchor and original-leaf mapping checked. Associated plates separately inspected.
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- IMJ-0119-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0119-E001-P0053
- Original scan leaf
- 54
- Recorded leaf number
- 54
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- 50
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Source 2
Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante
Tell my Giovanna, that for me she call There, where reply to innocence is made. Her mother, I believe, loves me no more; Since she hasOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Purgatory and Paradise, Cary translation; active reader leaf 54
Passage read in the exact edition’s extracted canto text; whitespace-normalised anchor and original-leaf mapping checked. Associated plates separately inspected.
- Edition
- IMJ-0119-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0119-E001-P0054
- Original scan leaf
- 55
- Recorded leaf number
- 55
- Current Reader position
- 51
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed
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