Works by Dante Alighieri

Dante was born in Florence, Italy. His exact date of birth is not know, however it is generally believed to be around 1265. Not much is known about Dante's education, he most probably studied at home or in a chapter school attached to a church or monastery. In Italy, Dante is often referred to as the supreme poet and played a major role in begennig the National language of Italy. Dante was and has been called "the Father of the Italian language”. His depictions of hell, purgatori and heaven have…

view of hell, it describes a gloomy, dark and mysterious setting, with spooky and cringing details. Dante manages to explain the color and setting in great detail which is admirable. 2. Oftentimes scholars compare Dante to Shakespeare for his literary genius and contribution. Would you rank him as such? Explain. I would say that Dante and Shakespeare are exceptional in different ways, I think Dante is proficient in vivid imagery and creative writing, whereas Shakespeare is proficient in…

Inferno by Dante Alighieri is about his experience visiting sinners, and descending through Hell. Even though the sinners are in Hell for a reason, they tend to believe that they are not deserving of their sins. They blame others for their logical punishments. Lust is in the incontinence section of Hell. Francesca, the main sinner of Canto V, convinces Dante that she isn’t entirely deserving of the punishment, but she also reveals her true character through her diction and allusions. Dante…

I have always been a fan of the different interpretations people have of Heaven, Hell, or the in-between, The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is one of my favorite interpretations, taking you on Journeys beyond belief. The divine comedy is separated into 3 Canticle, which means hymn, song or psalm, Hell (Inferno), Purgatory (Purgatorio) and Paradise (Paradiso). The story by many is said to be real and by some non-religious orientated people it is meant to be as basic mythology, of one man’s…

circles of hell in total, all in which Dante sees the lurid truth of the consequences of sins. The punishments for dishonesty, lust, greed, and heresy are harsh in high expense. Although corruption is intrinsic to the multitude, sinning shouldn’t be contemplated as a prescriptive normality; therefore, if humankind continues subsisting with this idea, afflicting each other will fruit another normality. The intensity of each circle holds a motive. The motive is for Dante to see with his own eyes…

Hell is an evil place recognized largely as the worst place a person can go for the worst of sinners. In the comedy, The Divine Comedy, by Dante there are nine circles of Hell. The depiction Dante gives to Hell is a colder place. This differs a lot from John Milton’s book, Paradise Lost, where Hell is depicted as a fiery inferno with darkness on all edges. Hell is a place of fiery death much like Milton’s depiction. This is because burning is more painful that freezing and the Bible depicts that…

has to face his sins and overcome them. Dante’s Inferno by Dante is widely hailed as one of the great classics of Western literature, detailing Dante’s journey through the nine circles of hell. Each circle in this depiction of hell acts as an inescapable prison (in most cases) where sinners are judged and placed into, having to be punished for their specific sin for all of eternity. Dante travels progressively into the depths of hell as Dante the Pilgrim, a sympathetic and morally weak…

I am reading Dante’s Inferno by Dante Alighieri. In the book we read that Virgil guides Dante through the circles of hell so that he could reach heaven where Dante’s wife Beatrice awaits. Dante created this story in order to give the world an image of afterlife and to explain the Christian belief of sin and punishment. He takes us through each circle of hell describing what it looks like, who gets sent there, and what punishment they receive. Through the story Dante is preaching the perfection…

The sins and their deserved Contrapassos When referring to The Portable Dante, written by Dante himself and edited by Mark Musa, contrapasso is one of the few rules to be explicit. The thought of having an eye for an eye, what sin you commit in life, you get the opposite down in the proper circle of hell and how it was thought of to be proper justice. The contrapassos of the final circle of hell, which is pride, and therefore host the worst sinners there are. The contrapassos simony and pride…

poem that Dante Alighieri wrote in 1320 about his fictional journey through Hell. The Inferno is the first of three sections of the Divine Comedy and would become one of the most famous books of its time. Throughout the poem, the reader can tell that Dante uses his personal bias to portray and place different characters. Throughout the poem, Dante Alighieri places most of the Greek Gods in different stages of Hell to try and take a dig and belittle them. One of the Greek Gods that Dante has…