Commentary Par XXIX 9

For the poet's contrastive inner reference to Francesca's words ([Inf V 132], 'ma solo un punto fu quel che ci vinse' [still, it was a single instant overcame us]), here and in [Par XXX 11], see Hollander (Holl.1993.5), pp. 7-8, nn. 18-19, citing Contini (Cont.1976.1), p. 206, as having preceded him in pointing out this parallel.  But see also Chiampi (Chia.1981.1), p. 66.  And now see Moevs (Moev.2005.1), p. 157.  Moevs, like Swing and Hollander, relates the moment of Francesca's 'conversion' to lust to the moment of St. Augustine's quite different conversion, as recorded in Confessions VIII.12.  See C.Inf.V.138.