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Medieval Poets on Love

wide range of emotions. Sir Thomas Wyatt, the Elder (1503-1542), was a pioneer of the English sonnet, which was a variation of th...

Lucifer and Canto XXXIV of Dante's 'Inferno'

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...

Translations of Dante

both the keys." They begin to differ when they denote to what the keys belong. Singleton chooses to say "Fredericks heart," while ...

Canto 3 of 'Inferno' by Dante

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

Twenty First Century, the Humanities, and the Classics

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

Political Influences in Canto XXIV of The Divine Comedy

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

Women's Roles in 6 Great Works of Literature

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

Literature's Classic Adventure

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...

Dante the Poet and Author in The Divine Comedy Part I

In five pages this paper discusses the author Dante Alighieri and his fictional alter ego Dante the poet in his epic in terms of t...

Uses of Symbolism in Dante's Inferno Cantos XXXII, XXXIII, and XXXIV

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

Virgil and Dante's 'Inferno'

In four pages the Virgil character is examined within the context of 'Inferno' and also considered as he actually existed as an ac...

Dante's 'Inferno' Explanationa and Detailed Structural Analysis

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

The English Voyages of Exploration During the Reign of Elizabeth I

power and colonizer. Englands political situation during the reign of Elizabeth I was one of great turbulence. Englands fi...

Medieval Civilization and Christianity

In six pages Dante's 'Divine Comedy,' 'Beowulf,' 'Song of Roland,' and Augustine's 'Confessions' are examined in terms of gaining ...

Women's Role in Dante Alighieri's 'Inferno'

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...

Canto V of Dante's 'Inferno'

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

Dante's Characterization in 'Inferno'

In six pages the reasons why Dante elected to utilize himself as protagonist in 'Divine Comedy' are analyzed in a consideration of...

Francis Bacon, Thomas More, and Their Visions of Utopia

it eliminates poverty and the inequalities wherein the rich rule. However, it is also a place of rigid social control. People ar...

Chaucer's Alter-Ego in the House of Fame.

An observational essay dealing with the protagonist of Chaucer's House of Fame, Geffrey. The author asserts that the work is a pa...

Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS)

Security; Governance Rule of Law & Human Rights; Infrastructure & Natural Resources; Education; Health; Agriculture & Rural Develo...

Cantos 11 and 12 of Dante's 'Paradiso'

doubt, people during that time would have recognized. The twelve person circles are led by each St. Thomas, the Franciscan, and St...

Canto 2 of Dante's 'Inferno'

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

Virgil as Dante's Father Figure in the Divine Comedy

This 9 page paper gives an overview of the book The Divine Comedy by Dante. This paper includes examples form the test to explain ...

Betrayal in Dante's 'Inferno'

The theme of betrayal as it is presented in Cantos XXXI, XXXII, and XXXIV is examined in terms of theme, characterization, and ima...

Analysis of Canto 3 in Dante's 'Inferno'

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

Analysis of Dante's 'Inferno' Canto 12

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

20th Century Hell in Dante's 'Inferno'

In five pages this paper speculates on how the Divine Comedy of Dante could be updated to reflect the various levels of hell such ...

Cantos 1 through 11 of Dante's 'Inferno'

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

Cantos 13 through 24 of Dante's 'Inferno'

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

Life Applied to Dante's 'Inferno'

In eight pages 'Inferno' is examined from the perspective of an alcoholic and the various levels the person must undergo on a jou...