Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- THE TEXT: CANTO 45 -- 1. THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS -- 2. THE SPATIAL OBJECT/EVENT -- 3. THE INDICTMENT: DISCOURSE VERSUS HISTORICAL NARRATIVE -- 4. THE SEMIC POLARITIES -- 5. LEVELS 1, 2, 4 (3) - GENERAL -- 6. LEVELS 1, 2, 4 (3) - Detail -- 7. LEVEL 3: PHONIC A N D PROSODIC -- 8. CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX A -- APPENDIX B -- BIBLIOGRAPHY