Works by Dante Alighieri

The similarities are they both are basic views of life and humanity, stripping away the layers of Romanticism to present a natural or real outlook of the work. Both of these pessimistic views came to be in a time around the 19th century, a period known for its trials and tribulation. God was not vastly included in the works of either categories however instead they a focused more on the real world. The difference is that Romanticism is that it rebelled against prior forms of art by means…

Out of the tree types of speeches, I believe delivering an informative speech would work best with the audience, topic, and occasion. I’m being asked to write about Beata Beatrix, a painting created by Dante Rossetti, based on Dante Alighieri’s novel Vita Nuova. I want to begin the speech by giving the background of Beatrice, the subject of the painting, to the audience. Then, I plan to inform how Alighieri’s work influenced Italian literature and culture, and conclude with an analysis and the…

The purpose of this research is to prove that Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy was deeply influenced by the mosaics of the Santa Maria Annunziata Cathedral located in Otranto, which contradicts the opinion of most medieval scholars today. Did Dante explore Southern Italy during his exile? Many people do believe so because during his exile he traveled very often and in fact, the famous author B. Lucrezi states that in Dante’s work Convivio, he explicitly says to have been traveling thoughout…

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is what shapes their life and choices. Meanwhile, others argue that the environment one grows up in, the people that they associate with closely - those are the factors that shape humans. However, in truth, both of them co-exist with each other and work together. Several sources such as a video clip titled “Nature vs. Nurture, Through the Wormhole by Morgan Freeman”, as well as an article called “Empathy Through the Eyes of A Creature:…

is no surprise when one takes into account the fact that even from the earliest periods of human history this has been accepted as commonplace. As time goes on and the world matures so does the idea that women have a lot more to offer to literary works. Literature transcends time and is the only way for an idea to become truly immortal. It is for this reason accurate and diverse representation of women is needed in storytelling. To fully comprehend…

contract, trust, or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship amongst individuals. William Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri, and F. Scott Fitzgerald all critically follow this trend by developing characters whose acts of betrayal lead to disastrous outcomes for themselves and those around them. Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Alighieri Dante’s Inferno, and Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby all prove that those expected to be most loyal may be the first to deceive, affecting…

2. The word “Gothic” originally carried a negative connotation. However, the Gothic style was able to heavily influence Christianity, and the relationship between the two became one of great benefit to the Church. The Gothic had many new ideas in the field of architecture. One of these was rib vaulting. The ribs replaced the large stones of the Romanesque style, and caused the arch to be pushed to a greater height. This increased height encouraged the worshippers to look to the heavens, further…

Strategic information security field has increased in the last from century from World War I, World War II and the current and post the Cold War. Obviously, the status quo changed with the end of the Cold War and the onset of the September 11th?s attacks on America, the strategic security field is now abuzz with what will come next. Among the strategic security analysts, we have seen that Huntington believes in future conflict, which is based on ?civilization? lines drawn on a variety of…

The Renaissance The age of European Renaissance, Reformation, and Exploration is significant because it was an age of rebirth for the arts and learning, an era of change in religion, and a time of exploration and expansion. The arts were reemphasized with the techniques of Renaissance artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Brunelleschi, and humanism brought about a newly refined focus on learning. Europe expanded its trade routes, and gained partners for growing capitalism during…