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In eight pages this paper focuses upon the Purgatorio section of The Divine Comedy in an analysis of Dante Alighieri's use of symb...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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...

other "undesirables" including gypsies, homosexuals and others who were considered unfit. His crime then is genocide. Saddam Hu...

to house arrogant souls who are guilt of other things as well. While Aeneas may not be guilty of betrayal or other crimes, he may ...

character is a woman who had an affair with her brother-in-law. This circle is followed by a level of gluttony. The fourth "The Av...

He was relatively well educated, in both Christian and classical literature (Books and Writers, 2008). In addition, it is perhaps ...

the founders of modern sociology; his interests were wide ranging, including the sociology of politics and the sociology of religi...

fit their sin. As these people never committed themselves to anything, they chase an elusive banner for all eternity. Virgil expla...

points out that "communal Italy" is "historians shorthand for the high urbanized areas of Lombardy and Tuscany between the twelfth...

But it also has a number of large clerestory windows that allow light to flood into the building. (A clerestory window is a window...

did. He punished Adam and Eve for disobeying Him. As one pastor reminds us: "The Bible says that God will hold us accountable for ...

is seen as a simple woman as well, a woman who loves her husband, is perhaps desiring of sexual relations with him, and ultimately...

which he lived when he says that the poem is not the result of Dantes inner contemplation, "it is rooted in the immediate Christia...

Comedy", Europe was in the midst of a transitional period. The Christian church was already well established, but many of the most...

This essay pertains to Shakespeare's King Lear and Dante's Inferno and the impact of exile on the protagonists. Four pages in leng...

far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy" (Homer The Odyssey PG). The Odyssey was written in 800 B.C. and woven in...

just beginning his journey, understanding that is a necessity and that it holds danger: "MIDWAY upon the journey of our life I fou...

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

In 5 pages the heroic quest is analyzed within the context of Cervantes' Don Quixote, Dante's 'Inferno' and Homer's 'The Odyssey.'...

In ten pages this paper examines how women's societal roles are represented in Plato's The Apology, Dante's 'The Inferno,' William...

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