Works by Dante Alighieri

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“Inferno”: A Polysemous Literary Work In the Divine Comedy written by Dante Alighieri, the title of this epic poem may imply that this timeless piece of literary work contains the writings of wit and humor. However, the beginning of the poem begins with Dante waking up “Midway upon the journey of our life” in a dark forest before embarking on a journey through nine circles of hell (Longfellow 7). The Divine Comedy is composed of three segments: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. While the poem…

Allegory is a literal work with two levels of meaning, the literal and symbolic. In the story of “The Inferno” by Dante Alighieri, an allegory can be seen in The Dark Wood of Error, the three beasts, and through Dante’s guide Virgil. In the Inferno, an allegory can be found in the Dark Wood of Error. Dante says “ How I came to it I cannot rightly say, so drugged and loose with sleep had I become when I first wandered there from the true way” (10-13). The literal meaning is that Dante wakes up…

famous work by Dante Alighieri described the poet, Dante himself walk through the inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. Since the artwork was done seven hundred of years ago, does did Dante accurately organize the circles? In other words, are the sins really worse as he heads to the center of Hell? Is greed really worse than glutton or lust? Is fraud really worse than heresy? Combining personal feelings from Dante himself and Christian Bible, Dante did organize an accurate hell even though the work…

philosopher, Dante Alighieri was more that just your average man. Not only did he inspire the people who read his work but his work itself created a whole wave of Dante impressionists. His works made an undoubtable impact on medieval literature and theology. The Divine Comedy is and was considered one of the greatest Italian works of literature. Dante is considered the father of the Italian language. His works and his legacy have continued to flourish even after his death on September 13th,…

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…

Commedia written by Dante Alighieri, love and merit are central themes to the progression of Dante’s journey. The perfection of Dante’s love is ultimately what drives forward the plot; each level of this journey offers various components that help to clear Dante’s vision. Yet, at the same time, the souls in these places are receiving completely different experiences in the way in which their vices are being dealt with. If love is the source of all benevolent and malicious works as detailed in…

by length, short stories would be considered short stories while long stories would be literature. A plot, substantial length, continuity and artistic writing all must be essential characteristics in writing of literary merit because the greatests works across history have had these. Far back during 380 BC, Plato wrote The Republic. Throughout he argues that an ideal society is one without art without realizing that his own writing is artistic. The Republic is…

Robert Frost’s “Fire and Ice” is an amazing piece of work masterfully created in such a way that gives absolutely every part of the poem meaning and letting no word go without use. The poem at its most basic discusses the end of the world, and whether it will be in fire or in ice. Frost uses emotions instead of science to determine the answer, pairing fire with desire, and ice with hatred. However, Frost uses a creative poem structure, amazing symbolism, and great allusions to create a much…

In the Mind of a Madman In Dante 's Inferno, a highly politically religious man by the name of Dante Alighieri gives his very descriptive ideal of his underworld and the sinners that are being punished for their sins in the mortal world. In the same respect, a high school sophomore will give his ideas of the inferno which resembles a Russian Nesting Doll in a scrambled order of the seven deadly in the order of gluttony, slothful, envy, lust, greed, pride and wrath for this is from the mind of…