Outhne: Inferno Xxxii
OUTHNE: INFERNO XXXII
the poet’s disclaimer
second invocation of the poem
apostrophe of the denizens of all Cocytus
i. Caïna (kindred)
beneath the giants’ feet: a mysterious voice
Dante turns to gaze at frozen “lake”
simile: neither Danube nor Don ices so thickly
simile: frogs’ snouts out of water
the sinners’ teeth chatter, their heads tilted down
two intertwined sinners, glued together by tears
another (Camicione de’ Pazzi) informs Dante: the two are Alessandro and Napoleone degh Alberti; also here: Mordred, Focaccia, Sassol Mascheroni; Sassol’s relative (Carlino de’ Pazzi) coming soon
ii. Antenora (country or party)
moving toward the center, Dante kicks a head
Bocca’s complaint; Dante wants to converse
the nasty exchange between Dante and Bocca
Dante pulls his hair, Bocca still resists, only to be betrayed by Buoso da Duera
Dante: now I can name you above
Bocca informs on others for Dante to reveal
two in one hole, the one gnawing the other’s nape
similes: eating bread; Tydeus chewing head
Dante offers one of the sinners (Ugolino) a deal