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Ginevra
Queen cited by Beatrice in Par. XVI, 15 as an example drawn from the Lancelot romance: at the "first fault" the lady of Malehaut coughed to warn the hero of her presence.
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Ginevra is mentioned in Paradiso XVI, at verse 15, within a recollection of the Lancelot romance evoked by Beatrice. The authorized note on the passage explains that at the same page of the book read by Paolo and Francesca (Inf. V) the secret colloquy between the queen and the knight is recounted: the lady of Malehaut, who also loved Lancelot and who stood apart with Galeotto, coughed to warn the knight of her presence when she heard Ginevra's words reveal his love. By "first fault" the note intends the tryst that the queen wished to have secretly with the young knight and that Galeotto arranged for her. Beatrice cites the episode to remind Dante that he has grasped the meaning of the "you" addressed to Cacciaguida, warning him with her own proximity not to yield to earthly vanity.
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1 verses| Cantica | Canto | Verso | Testo | Open verse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise | Canto XVI | 15 | al primo fallo scritto di Ginevra. | Open verse |