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Claudia Di Fonzo – The legend of the “Purgatory of Saint Patrick”: from Ireland, until Dante and beyond

“…A cursory reading of some of popular medieval accounts of otherworld journeys […] reveals that Owen’s experiences in Saint Patrick’s Purgatory conformed to the conventions of well-worn literary genre…” However, before we can talk about the literary genre, it would … Continue reading

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