Canto
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The canto is a principal form of division in a long poem, especially the epic. The word comes from Italian, from the Latin canto, meaning "I sing". Famous examples of epic poetry which employ the canto division are Lord Byron's Don Juan, Valmiki's The Ramayana (500 cantos[1]), Dante's The Divine Comedy (100 cantos[2]), and Ezra Pound's The Cantos (120 cantos).
Footnotes
- ^ Dutt 2004, p.198
- ^ "The Divine Comedy: A Study Guide". cummingsstudyguides.net. Michael J. Cummings. 2003. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
References
- Dutt, Romesh C. (2004). Ramayana. Kessinger Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 9781419143878.