Families and factions
Aretines
The people of Arezzo invoked by Dante in Canto XXII of the Inferno, where they are addressed in the plural while observing the departure of the devils of the tenth ditch.
Profile
In verse 5 of Canto XXII of the Inferno, Dante addresses the Aretines directly with the apostrophe "o Aretini," calling them to witness the scene he is about to see: the move of the Malebranche devils, described with military and warlike language ("muover campo," "cominciare stormo") which the critical tradition recognizes as ironic and parodic. The opening simile, built on the accumulation of warlike examples, is connected by the note to the Provençal plazer (Folgóre da San Gimignano, Bertram de Born) and fits within the framework of the parody of military life already announced in Canto XXI. The mention does not identify a single historical figure but a people, serving the apostrophe and the heroic-grotesque register of the episode.
In the text
Linked verses
1 verses| Cantica | Canto | Verso | Testo | Open verse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inferno | Canto XXII | 5 | o Aretini, e vidi gir gualdane, | Open verse |