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who retained power in Florence under Frederick II decided to expand their society, incorporating the merchant or middle class, kno...

go to those government officials who have accepted bribes, or religious leaders who had aspired to political power. According to D...

souls of "the violent against themselves" (1194). To arrive at their destination, Dante and Virgil must travel across a "river of...

poem makes it clear that the human soul can only enjoy a happy eternity by pledging complete faith and allegiance in God, Boccacci...

In five pages a poetic explication of Dante's poem is presented in terms of explanation of betrayal as a more punishable sin than ...

own father; she, who in life was so calculated in her incestuous sin, is condemned to run naked and "berserk in just the way a hog...

In five pages this paper examines how the quest theme is depicted in these works by Dante and Homer. Three sources are cited in t...

meets many individuals that he actually admired. When they were in the third ring, a ring that was devoted to those who committed ...

and Hollander 161). Dante comments to Virgil that the mosques inside the city can clearly be seen. The translators also comment th...

because pity carries with it the connotation that divinely imposed punishment is less than just. He tells Dante to lift his eyes a...

forest, having lost his way from the "true path." One night, when half my life behind me lay, I wandered from the straight lost ...

In 5 pages these cantos are analyzed in terms of Dante's use of symbolism with ice a particular focus of consideration. There are...

In two pages this canto of Dante's 'Inferno' is discussed. There is no bibliography included so please call if additional informa...

In fifteen pages this canto is examined in terms of its specific passages and how it provides the spiritual foundation for New Eng...

In six pages this research paper considers Canto XII in terms of how murderers and tyrants are murdered and where along with how m...

A paper consisting of eight pages that is broken down into appropriate sections, the first eleven cantos of 'Inferno' are reviewed...

A paper consisting of eight pages that is broken down into appropriate sections, Cantos XI through XXIV of 'Inferno' are reviewed ...

A brief passage from 'Inferno' is examined in 3 pages as it pertains to the ice lake's frozen sinners with the author's intention ...

merely a picture of a creature that is the embodiment of power and evil. And, as such it is not anything that Satan does, in terms...

This article examines the influence of Florence, Italy's politics on Dante's writing, specifically in Canto XXIV of The Inferno. T...

Dante used the framework of the poem to convey his ideas concerning religion and morality. An overview of Canto III and its level...

speech. "These in the flame with ceaseless goals deplore/The ambush of the horse, that opend wide/A portal for the goodly seed to ...

involving gender or related themes like romance and marriage. Yet, sex and love are highlights in the Inferno. Dante also writes o...

sins and sinners are tortured for eternity. In all honesty, each level seems horrible with no descending level becoming any more f...

is in line with Christian ideology. In Dantes interpretation of events, Hell is reserved for the pagans, again a tribute...

In five pages the ways in which magic and technology concepts intersect throughout the allegory along with their connections and d...

in terms of structure, there is a single canto as an introduction, and then each of the three books is made up of thirty three can...

student who is writing about this topic should consider the ways in which the each author develops the philosophical journey of ea...

In five pages this paper considers how to relate Pinsky's concepts to 'Inferno' based upon an April 1995 Atlantic Monthly online d...

and his courage will constantly be tested. Without going into great detail, and there is a large amount of it in this classic, we ...