08. Inferno XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII

Canto XXVI and XXVII, dedicated to the fraudolent counselors, are strictly connected. Through the figures of Ulysses and Guido da Montefeltro, Dante explores the political implications of the fraudulent use of rhetoric. However, Guido da Montefeltro represents a counter-myth of Ulysses and his language is in juxtaposition to the grandiose rhetoric of the Greek hero.,

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