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to return to the cave because its familiar and comfortable? The answer to all these questions is "yes." (Allegory of the Cave, 2...

not something he will believe as he has already made a choice to be a shepherd and not a priest which is what was determined for h...

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

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

In five pages and 2 parts Homer's 'The Iliad' is examines in terms of Patroklos' leadership abilities with a contrast and comparis...

reader how "everything well stowed, the wine in jars, and the barley meal, which is the staff of life" which indicates that wine r...

In five pages this paper examines the delays in Odysseus's return to Ithaca and how the hero is at fault for them. There are no o...

In five pages this essay considers the rite of passage Odysseus' son Telemachus takes on the journey to find his father and protec...

In five pages this essay examines what is revealed about ancient Greek history in Homer's poetic epics 'The Iliad' and 'The Odysse...

In six pages this paper compares Homer's concept of justice with contemporary perspectives as it relates to 'The Odyssey.' There ...

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

In five pages the theme of love is considered within the context of these authors and their tales. Three sources are cited in the...