Canto

The fourteenth canto in Dante’s Inferno, is a description of Dante the pilgrim and Virgil the guide, journeying into the third pouch of the seventh circle of Hell. The seventh circle is made up of sinners who are violent in various fashions. Depending on the pouch in which one is placed, the sinner is either convicted of violence towards oneself, other people and nature, or towards God. The third pouch, the primary focus of this canto, is for the punishment of those who possess a bellicose…

In the poem “Don Juan Canto One” by Lord Byron, the question can be asked of whether Don Juan is a funny piece like Byron says or if it is not a very funny piece like his publisher John Murray believes. The first canto can be divided into three parts. Part one is where Bryon describes Don Juan’s parents and their relationship. The second part Byron shows Don Juan at age sixteen and Don Juan sleeping with a married woman named Julia. The third and last part Byron shows the aftermath of Don…

This paper will discuss Canto XIX of Dante’s Inferno, where the poet presents a character named Pope Nicholas III. Superficially, Pope Nicholas III seems to be motivated by money and greed. Deeper insight gained from close reading reveals; however, that Pope Nicholas III has lost the good of the intellect in the sense that he is obsessed with power and being in charge and believes that he can gain this power through bargaining. This thesis will be demonstrated by means of the principle of close…

In the book Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, one of the characters who contributed to the story is Carmen. Carmen was a seventeen year old terrorist who was part of the organization responsible for keeping the hostages trapped in the vice president’s house. Carmen’s character is complex from the beginning of the story as she was considered to be a boy in the beginning of the days the hostage situation was happening. Carmen’s relevancy in the story is important because results from the end of the story…

Bel Canto is a novel that is full of passion, spirituality, and love. The world of Bel Canto possesses an entity known as fate; the characters cannot control their own destinies. Patchett wanted her characters to be pulled away from their little bubble; the comfort zone and had them experience and watch their surroundings evolve in a fresh way. Bel Canto takes a 180 throughout the novel, a situation that was once restrictive and chaotic; changes drastically into a more positive setting.…

The Sinful Woods In Canto I, Dante is seen traversing through a forest. It is a scary and dark forest, but there was a hill in the distance with a glimmer of sunshine coming down from it. Dante started walking up the hill and met three beasts. The beasts consisted of a lion, a leopard, and a she-wolf. The she-wolf spooked him the most and made him revert back to the darkness. The spirit of Virgil greets him when he returns. Virgil reassures him that they must pass through Hell before they can…

Enisa Gutic Comment on a Canto from Dante’s Inferno different from the one you posted in the Discussion Board. Don’t give just a summary, but think about the organization of the canto, themes, depiction of characters, imagery. Dante Alighieri was one of the three fathers of Italian literature and he along with Boccaccio and Petrarch greatly impacted Italian culture and literature. All three had close ties to Florence. Dante is most known for “The Divine Comedy”. This epic poem “The Divine…

In Canto I, Belinda dreams her glitt’ring youth is whispering in her ear about the different creatures which protect her from the errs of human nature. With such demanding societal pressures, Belinda’s unconscious may be attempting to find comfort in the belief that there are outside powers that control the good and bad. There is comfort in having someone – or something (ie the Gnomes and Salamanders) to blame. The latent content may be that Belinda is afraid of death, so her unconscious mind…

The first circle of Hell scratches the surface of the Inferno and is the beginning of his journey. Canto 4 represents Dante’s trek through the first circle, Limbo. In this canto, Dante describes a dark and dreary place where there is no emotion expressed by the shades that inhabit it. Through the use of symbols and imagery, Dante expresses the greatness of God in the first layer of Hell. In Canto 4, Dante uses “the light” to symbolize human intellect among the famous poets and philosophers…

Formal Reading Response 1 Although it is brief, and its tone seems in contrast with the rest of the book, The Canto of Ulysses is one of the most engaging chapters from Primo Levi’s Holocaust memoir If This is a Man. In The Canto of Ulysses, Levi recounts an intriguing experience that he had during his time in Auschwitz. He is given a short respite from his normal labor to help his friend, Jean the Pikolo, retrieve the daily ration from the kitchens. During this journey which lasts only an hour…