Sordello's Poem "Blacatz", and its echo in The

Sordello's Poem "Blacatz", and its echo in The Valley of Princes

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A look at Sordello's most famous Poem, and how Dante draws inspiration from it in his description of the Valley of Princes in Canto VII of the Purgatory. Enjoy!

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