Divine simplicity

hate for the Black Guelphs (those who exiled him from Florence) or likeness for the White Guelphs on his side. Brunetto was a Guelph writer who also spent many years in exile and wrote allegorical journeys that greatly inspired Dante to write The Divine Comedy. The structure and tone of the passage reveals a greater point on the nature and equality of God’s love for man. Although other people in the story have been friends, Brunetto’s encounter is unique because…

Once again, as in “Friday”, and as in Catholic devotional tradition, these failures are the “daily wounding” that continues to nail Christ to the “eternal Cross” of the poem’s title. In one of Jennings’ early collections, Song for a Birth or Death a sequence of poems entitled “The Clown”, the circus clown becomes a clear image of the crucified Christ. The similarity is apparent in a variety of terms that include innocence “you seem like one not fallen from grace”, “helplessness” and the…

The first two books of The Divine Comedy, Inferno and Purgatory, by Dante follow Dante as he journeys from hell to purgatory. In Inferno, Dante meets the poet Virgil who guides him through the rings of hell. Once the two reach the bottom of hell, Virgil continues to guide Dante through the next realm in Purgatory. Throughout this epic adventure, Dante not only provides an entertaining story, but also presents numerous ideas concerning the afterlife. These ideas range from simple descriptions of…

The fresco is Dante and His Poem painted by Domenico di Michelino. This fresco was created in 1465 and is located in Florence in the Cathedral. This painting is based on the poem Dante's Divine Comedy. In the poem Dante's Divine Comedy, Dante travels through all three planes of the afterlife. He goes to hell, heaven and purgatory. This fresco illustrates the story behind the poem. This canvas is divided into thirds. Each third allows us to see the artists interpretation of heaven, hell, and…

productions that were both put up early this year. Glenna Burmer’s Dante’s Inferno; The Ballet and Dante’s Inferno performed by James Sewell Ballet. Both of these dance pieces trace Dante’s journey through the nine levels of Hell, as described in the Divine Comedy. Ballet Bellevue, Tice Dance Works, and Burmer Music came together on February 21, 2014, to debut Dante’s Inferno: The Ballet in The Theatre at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Washington. The powerful original symphonic…

similar, but many differences are in place between them. Similarities between the two include the introduction of a guide in the form of someone that the character trusts, the fact that both Dante and Chris have to make a journey through places of divine creation to get to their hearts’ desire, and a tone that ends up giving knowledge. Differences in the two are actually comparable to the similarities that the two share: Dante makes his journey to Paradiso whilst Chris goes down to “hell,” and…

From this point on in the “The Divine Comedy,” Virgil and Dante begin their journey through Inferno. The pilgrim was not the only one who has appointed Virgil as his guide, but an angelic and divine being named Beatrice had pleaded Virgil to be the pilgrim’s guide. Virgil tells Dante that Beatrice has visited him and told him that Dante had strayed from the right path and was in need of his guidance to make it to Paradiso (Inf.). With Virgil’s guidance, the divine beings have granted Dante the…

What is greed? The most common distinction pertains to a strong and selfish desire for something, such as wealth or power. The question is, what kind of person would intentionally succumb to such a malicious concept? The notion itself appears in countless works of literature, from fiction and non-fiction alike, and stands as an extremely prominent theme that has been featured in countless collected works. However, regardless of its commonality, greed is still a sinful conception that many men…

Allusions of Dante’s Inferno The vision of three different views in Dante’s The Inferno that shows the allusions people will make once read and thoroughly interpreted. The mythology allusion is made various times in the poem acknowledging the gods are always helping their people. The Biblical allusion is also seen in this poem with many references noted towards God. The final allusion made fairly often throughout the poem is an historical allusion seen to resembling previous dates. These three…

“Fortune sides with him who dares.” -Virgil (“Virgil Quotes”). This is one of Virgil's most famous quotes. Virgil devoted his life to poetry. He wrote about his family and friends, and peace in Rome. He is known as Romes greatest and most influential poet. Virgil's poetry was inspired by three main things: the places he lived at and traveled to, peace in Rome, and Homer. The first things that inspired Virgil were the places he lived at, and travel to. Virgil was born into a modest farming…