This paper examines the prose rhythm in Dante’s Latin and Italian prose. The samples of Dante’s Latin books De vulgari eloquentia and De Monarchia and the Italian book Convivio are analysed with the purpose of finding the incidence and patterns of prose rhythm. The method used in this paper is comparative-statistical analysis. The rhythm of classic prose was based on the quantity of syllables, while the medieval Latin prose rhythm was based on word stress and called cursus . Although the use of cursus was more popular in Latin prose, it can also be found elsewhere, including Italian prose. The analysis reveals that rhythmical sentences endings have a role in Dante’s prose and that the cursus appear in his Latin works, as well as in his works in vernacular.

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但丁·阿利吉耶里（Dante Alighieri）的散文书籍《恶俗》，《君主制》和《 Convivio》中的诅咒

本文考察了但丁拉丁和意大利散文中的散文节奏。分析但丁拉丁文《 De vulgari eloquentia》和《 De Monarchia》以及意大利文《 Convivio》的样本，目的是发现散文节奏的发生率和规律。本文采用的方法是比较统计分析。经典散文的节奏是基于音节的数量，而中世纪的拉丁散文的节奏是基于单词重音的，被称为诅咒。尽管使用诅咒在拉丁文散文中更为流行，但也可以在其他地方找到它，包括意大利散文。分析表明，有节奏的句子结尾在但丁的散文中起作用，而诅咒则出现在他的拉丁作品以及他的白话作品中。