Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri’s, The Divine Comedy, is the symbol of his legacy as it is known as the greatest epic poem of the Middle Ages. Its writing was influenced by two of the most import works of all time, The Aeneid and The Bible. Dante is led by his idol, Virgil, as he makes the journey to find his identity and make amends so that he can be reunited with his dearly beloved. This perilous journey into Hell is one that few have made. When Dante makes his way through the second circle, the story of two…

work of literature, The Divine Comedy, an epic poem. In the first volume of poem, Inferno, Dante still finds himself as a wanderer but now wandering through a different landscape. Slowly but steadily, guided by the Roman poet Virgil, Dante begins wandering physically down the steep descent into Hell or "Inferno" as the title of his first poem suggests. The journey in Dante 's poem is much more than just his physical journey into…

Alighieri’s most famous literary work is likely his epic poem The Divine Comedy. This epic poem is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The most popular of these segments is Inferno, which has been translated numerous times in several different languages. Inferno is about the main character, named Dante, and his journey through the different circles of hell with his guide Virgil. Hell is divided into nine main circles, each one pertaining to a specific sin. With each sin,…

Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet from the 11th and 12th century who was best known for his poem “The Divine Comedy”. “The Divine Comedy” was considered to be the greatest Italian piece of literature ever written. Dante Aligheri was born in approximately 1265 in Florence, Italy. His parents where Alaghiero and Bella. Bella, his mother, died before Dante even turned 10 years old. At 12, Dante was promised in marriage to Gemma di Manito. Not much is known about Dante's education but it was…

The Comedy Illuminating Florence is a oil on canvas painting by Domenico di Michelino created in 1456. The painting depicts Dante Alighieri along the city of Florence, Mount Purgatory, the Earthly Paradise and the Celestial Spheres. Domenico di Michelino, an Italian painter, born in Florence, primarily depicted scenes from the Bible. It is not surprising then that like many other artist, Dante's Divine Comedy called to him and like many other artists, he attempted to paint Dante's words on…

The Divine Comedy, composed by Dante Alighieri some place around the year 1308 and initially called The Comedy, is generally viewed as one of the preeminent works of Italian writing. It is an epic poem that comprises of three books: Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise, which chronicle (portray) the experiences of Dante the Pilgrim (an imaginary character embodied by Dante himself) in his goes through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. Albeit terrifying on a strict level, on a more noteworthy level it…

Before Becoming Dante In The Divine Comedy, written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and 1321, he describes his journey through three realms starting in Inferno leading up to Purgatory and finally arriving in Paradise. Inferno is one of the three parts in which Dante uses more description, including allusions from his background and from his religious point of view, including the Bible, old text, and Greek stories; creating a mixture of sources that he used. Not only that, but he also uses the…

In Dante’s Divine Comedy, there are three parts: the Inferno the Purgatorio and the Paradiso. In the first section, the Inferno, Dante and the poet Virgil travel through the nine layers of hell; in each circle they come across different sinners being punished accordingly for their sins. I have chosen to elaborate on three of the circles and the punishments bestowed upon the inhabitants within them. The first circle that I have chosen is the 3rd circle. Within this layer those who have committed…

The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is a deeply symbolic and allegorical poem. In it, Dante describes the afterlife and how souls are judged and placed in Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. Souls typically are judged on whatever their most prominent sins are, and placed in the appropriate circle of Hell or terrace of Purgatory. In The Divine Comedy, Dante illustrates that it is the choices that one makes while on Earth that determines where one will be placed in the afterlife through his descriptions…

Dante’s “Divine Comedy” is the focal point of this paper. Pietro’s introduced in the Inferno Canto XIII, corresponding to the Second Ring of the Seventh Circle of Hell. Of all characters that I have come across in the Divine Comedy, Pietro to me is extremely significant as he does not claim that he was wrongfully punished in hell but worries of being recognized as an unfaithful person in the world. The concept of this paper surrounds the idea of Pietro and Dante’s interactions in the Divine…