[Footnote 1: This poem is composed of alternating octosyllabic and pentasyllabic verses, the latter having the same assonance throughout. Notice that the 5th verse from the end is a verso esdrÚjulo.] [Footnote 2: The most celebrated work of this world-famous poet (1265–1321) is the Divina Commedia which is divided into three parts,—Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso. In the first of these, in Canto v, occurs the episode of Paolo and Francesca da Rimini, which is imitated in this poem. See p. 124, note 1.] [Footnote 3: Comprendes ... en un verso? The meaning of this phrase becomes clear when we compare it with the Italian original. ] |