How to pronounce“vallombrosa”in English
IPA/vællɒmbrɒsæ/
Syllablesval·lom·bro·sa
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has a primary influence here on Milton, but, as we might expect, there is a complication in the way that Milton uses this particular image.
Vallombrosa is a place in Italy that Milton had actually visited as a young man. He visited Vallombrosa when he was introduced to Galileo in Fiesole.
Vallombrosa literally means "shady valley," and I think it recalls Galileo's shady place, Valdarno, another valley.
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