Because Dante scholars have failed to recognize this systematic allegorical function of Dante's epic, Seung maintains, they have reduced it to a grand Human Comedy, in which the mass of humanity Dante encounters in his journey can hardly leave any room for the presence of God. By his trinitarian reading, Seung securely installs the Holy Trinity as the epic hero of Dante poem.
Because Dante scholars have failed to recognize this systematic allegorical function of Dante's epic, Seung maintains, they have reduced it to a grand Human Comedy, in which the mass of humanity Dante encounters in his journey can hardly leave any room for the presence of God.
mark
because
Because
SCONJ
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Dante
Dante
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Plur
scholar
scholars
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
fail
failed
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
recognize
recognize
VERB
VB
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
systematic
systematic
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
allegorical
allegorical
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
function
function
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Dante
Dante
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
epic
epic
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Seung
Seung
PROPN
NNP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
maintain
maintains
VERB
VBZ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
reduce
reduced
VERB
VBN
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
grand
grand
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
human
Human
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Comedy
Comedy
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
mass
mass
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
humanity
humanity
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Dante
Dante
PROPN
NNP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
encounter
encounters
VERB
VBZ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
journey
journey
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
advmod
hardly
hardly
ADV
RB
conj
VerbForm=Inf
leave
leave
VERB
VB
det
any
any
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
room
room
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
presence
presence
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
God
God
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
By his trinitarian reading, Seung securely installs the Holy Trinity as the epic hero of Dante poem.
case
by
By
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
trinitarian
trinitarian
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
reading
reading
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Seung
Seung
PROPN
NNP
advmod
securely
securely
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
install
installs
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Holy
Holy
ADJ
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
Trinity
Trinity
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
epic
epic
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
hero
hero
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Dante
Dante
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
poem
poem
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.