Divine

Many characters in Greek and Roman literature are subject to divine manipulation, and the gods’ furor can result in disastrous effects on cities and their citizens. The furor of the characters in the Aeneid is volatile and often dangerous. Regardless of whether it begins with a human or a god, it can leave disaster in its wake, particularly when the gods play a role. Although Dido is subject to Venus and Juno 's interference, she is ultimately responsible for losing control because the…

Purgatorio, Canto II The second canto in “Purgatorio”, even more so than the first, is an explanation of how, and in what state, new souls arrive in Purgatory. The canto begins with Dante explaining that he and Vigil are still on the beach near the ocean. From the beach Dante looks out over the water and notices some sort of bright light, but he can not immediately determine what it es. The light seems to be moving towards Virgil and Dante at an incredible speed. At first, it seems that Virgil…

Inferno by Dan Brown was published on May 14, 2013. Inferno is a literary thriller. The basic plot of the novel revolves around Zobrist, an evil genius, and his horrifying plot to drastically reduce the world’s population in order to balance the environment and centers around one of world’s most mysterious literary masterpieces, Dante’s Inferno. The story starts in Florence where a hospitalized Harvard professor Robert Langdon is awoken with a head wound that leaves him unable to recall how or…

The doctrines of unique worth of human beings are based on biblical scriptures and revelations. The assertions are similar to Laudato Si’s divine mind. According to Laudato Si Si’s, human beings were created in the image of God. He created man and woman in his image. The concept became the Christological basis of human dignity placing them above the other creations. Laudato Si further states that human beings are the core of God’s nature and they have a major responsibility for taking care of…

Throughout the 13th and 14th centuries, the Roman Catholic Church played a substantial influence on people which affected their everyday lives. Religion became involved in every political, economical, and social facet of life. Dante Alighieri who was a writer at the time was not able to escape its control. After reading Dante Alighieri's Inferno, I felt Dante was misunderstood, a man before his time if you will, and that a deeper understanding of Dante himself was needed to be able to…

Divine intervention is defined as having a god, or higher class figure, show a likeness toward the epic hero being written about. In "Beowulf", divine intervention is displayed during Beowulf’s fight with Grendel’s mother. During the conquest, Beowulf pulls a sword out of a rock that nobody had been able to do before due to its massive size. The sword was derived from giants, and it was contained with enchantment. This is an example of divine intervention because no person…

Dante is one of the most known Medieval authors, who published relevant works able to show how deeply he felt the social role of the artist and how he was involved in the political and philosophical debate of his century, so that his political/philosophical thought, throughout the centuries, has been subjected to various metamorphosis, which are strongly connected with the political and ideological situations of the historical momentum in which they occurred. This thesis aims to discover the…

connected to the time period The Inferno was written in. In the 14th Century, humanism was rebirthed and reinstated into the Italian society, humanism defined by the dictionary is basically a system that believes in the importance of humans rather than divine matters such as gods and other deities. Humanism stresses the goodness of human beings something and the ability for humans…

Divine mediation is the glue that holds together the morality of Antigone in Sophocles play of the same name, but the divine law of life is not as territorial as Creon’s man-made interventions. The central conflict of Antigone is between this moral divide of man or god and which one accounts for society. From the conflict analysis presented by Professor Francisco J. Gonzalez, Walter Kaufmann’s defense of the essential Greek tragedy in the case of Antigone provides a clearer perspective that both…

The Divine Political Commentary Renowned poet Dante Alighieri lived in a tempestuous political and religious era; Fourteenth century Italy was riddled with opposing political factions, most notably the Guelphs and Ghibellines, which were constantly engaged in conflict. This ongoing partisan upheaval would eventually result in Dante’s exile from Florence, after which he would go on to write The Divine Comedy, an epic poem that sets up a flawless system of punishment, redemption and salvation. The…