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Dante?s ?Inferno?: The Teacher and The Student, 2002.
This paper presents a detailed examination of the relationship between Dante and Virgil in Dante?s "Inferno".
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 24.95
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The paper states that in Dante?s "Inferno" the personality characteristics of Dante and Virgil and their relationship is extremely important to the context of the story. The writer uses examples and character analysis to present this relationship.
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"Dante is not a gifted man intellectually. He is a bit of a bumbling guy who seems to need a lot of supervision and guidance to get through life. He was however, a firm spiritual believer who followed his heart when it comes time to believe in Virgil."
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"The Divine Comedy" - Dante Alighieri's "Inferno", 2007.
A discussion of the epic poem "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri, focusing on canto III of Dante's "Inferno".
1,192 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper examines the scholars and the de-contextualization of Dante's "Inferno" - with special emphasis upon canto III. The paper summarizes the scene when a fearful Dante first enters Hell and discusses its significance in terms of understanding Dante and his world. The paper also looks at how intellectuals view Dante's "Inferno". The writer believes that the work stands out as a classic example of the medieval allegory play taken to new rhetorical heights. The writer concludes that it is also an example of how even the simplest works, if powerfully wrought, can spark wide discussion among academics who seek out meanings unimagined by the author.
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"Ultimately, the canto, like the rest of the cantica, is a potential mirror into the world in which Dante Alighieri lived as well as a mirror into his own inner turmoil as a devout Christian seeking a purpose to his life as well as answers to questions that presumably many devout Christians were asking in the fourteenth century. To start with, the canto (in the original Italian, anyway) was written in the demanding terza rima rhyme pattern (Scott para.2) and, even in English translations, the text can be difficult to follow as Dante tries to bend the language into shapes and forms to which it does not adhere willingly."
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"The Inferno of Dante", 2002.
Tracing the relationship of Dante and Virgil based on Robert Pinsky's translation, "The Inferno of Dante".
751 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 26.95
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This paper examines the relationship between Dante and Virgil as depicted in Pinsky's translation. Their relationship throughout poem is filled with symbolism. The epic poem is about Dante who journeys through the underworld and Virgil, the Roman poet, serves as his guide. The paper shows how Virgil symbolizes knowledge and safety to Dante, who is at times uncertain and timid about traversing such treacherous terrain.
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"Robert Pinsky is a distinguished poet and translator of "The Inferno of Dante" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1994). The "Inferno" -- which is the first part of Dante's "Divina Commedia" -- remains a popular and compelling poem for modern readers; there have been at least fifty English versions of the "Inferno" in this century alone. Of course, any translator must rely on previous translations and commentators in undertaking such an ambitious task, and Pinsky has said that he depended largely on Charles Singleton's scholarly, painstakingly literal prose translation (1970), and on the best-known nineteenth-century American verse translation, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1867). "
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Dante's "Inferno", 2004.
A review of Cantos Five and Thirteen from Dante's "Inferno".
899 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper details two cantos from the tale of Dante's "Inferno" and attempts to derive how accomplished a writer Dante actually was because of his use of imagination and reality through a review of Cantos Five and Thirteen. It assesses Dante's skill in telling his story by tying together his vivid imagination with his ability to describe people realistically. It shows how, in Dante?s hell, the sins of the individual souls describe both how the individuals lived their lives before death and how they will spend eternity after death and how Dante?s imagination mixed with reality made his tormented characters believable and opened a window into their lives.
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"Dante had a definite interplay between reality and imagination. For example, one would think that with the many tortures and the constant torment, these levels of hell would reek horrendously. Although not from either Canto five or thirteen, this example demonstrates how the author combined real and imagined to describe the smell of hell and his imagination makes it very real. ?Dante arrives at the verge of a rocky precipice which encloses the seventh circle, where he sees the sepulchre of Anastasius the heretic; behind the lid of which pausing a little, to make himself capable by degrees of enduring the fetid smell that steamed upward from the abyss, he is instructed by Virgil concerning the manner in which the three following circles are disposed, and what description of sinners is punished in each.? (DANTE) Dante captures the stench precisely."
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Twelve-Step Program to Escaping Dante?s Hell, 2002.
A comparison of the hell described in Dante's "The Inferno" to the twelve-step program required by an alcoholic to pass by AA.
3,585 words (approx. 14.3 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 100.95
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Dante?s "The Inferno" paints an incredibly vivid picture of what Hell is like. The journey Dante undertakes in order to progress pass his ?lost? stage and escape Hell can be likened to the 12-Step Program a recovering alcoholic must complete in order to finally escape from the clutches of drinking to excess. This paper explores Dante?s journey through the perspective of this 12-Step Program. By going through each step, one can witness the introspective and emotional self-examination Dante goes through, with a little help from his support group, in order to get out of Hell.
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"The first step that every recovering alcoholic must take involves the process of admitting his or her problem. Alcoholics must acknowledge that they are helpless when battling their addiction and they must admit that this addiction to drink has wreaked havoc on their lives to the point where they have lost control (Alcoholic Anonymous, 1955, 59). Dante?s predicament is no different to that of an alcoholic struggling to regain control over his or her life. At the beginning of the poem, Dante is portrayed as having gotten lost on the path of life and trying to get back on the right path. Using imagery, Dante recalls that ?in the middle of his life, he [finds] himself lost in a dark forest, having lost the right path while half asleep.? "
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Dante Alighieri's "Inferno", 2006.
Discusses parenthood as presented in Dante Alighieri's "Inferno".
805 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper suggests that, while the notion of Heaven and Hell perhaps has its origins in Dante's "Inferno", there is, in actuality, a far more intimate duality to be examined: the paternal relationship between a father and son. The paper relates that Dante establishes Virgil the guide as a father figure to the pilgrim Dante. Yet, as in all father-son relationships, there is a metamorphosis. Virgil progresses from a strict father to becoming tempered by love and maternal instincts, while his son Dante, progresses from a helpless child to a rebellious teenager. The paper discusses this metamorphosis and concludes that the tender and affectionate relationship the two characters share is a counter-point to the nightmarish discourse of heaven and hell.
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"However, as in most parenting relationships, children grow to the rebellious stage of adolescence. Dante begins to experience great fear and doubt concerning Virgil's power. In the beginning of Canto IX, Virgil is unable to open the gate of Dis. The all-knowing Virgil has failed. Dante thinks to himself, "the colored cowardness displayed in me when I saw that my guide was driven back..."(9.1-2), "Nevertheless, his speech made me afraid, because I drew out from his broken phrase a meaning worth- perhaps-then he'd intended" (9.13-15)."
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Dante and Catholicism, 2007.
This paper examines the treatment of the Catholic faith in Dante's work.
1,642 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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In this article, the writer studies the writings of Dante Alighieri and notes that he makes comment of the current political and religious world in which he lived. The writer points out that in so doing, Dante created a likely unintended controversy, with regard to the way in which things were done in the church and politics. Further, the writer notes that Dante disagreed with this in many ways, but attempted to pacify this controversy through his works, especially with his 'Inferno'. The writer concludes that through Dante's inclusion of many ideals and standards of his faith, some have seen his works as spiritual and worthy quests, yet his emphasis on self-determination and self-judgment was contrary to the validity of the central authority of the Catholic faith, regardless of his desire to embrace it.
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"Dante, traced his own personal economic and political trials through his experiences in a system, not unlike that described by his Catholic faith, and yet in so doing he must have known that he would challenge the Catholic ideal of centralized authority and power. Though some say his intention was to make sense of his problems and his seeking of salvation through this exercise with no intention of harming his faith or its standards but he hesitated in his debates, as if uncertain that he held any or all of the answers he was seeking in his pilgrimage of the mind."
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A. Dante's "Inferno", 2006.
This paper discusses the concepts of crime and punishment as presented in Dante's "Inferno".
1,240 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper explains that, in the "Inferno", Dante states that people are evil and cannot change and that the punishment people receive is fitting to their crime. The author disagrees with Dante and believes that punishing people in a way that is fitting to the crime will only work to reinforce the kind of behavior that led to the crime and will lead to people being defined by their crimes thus reinforcing the idea that people cannot change. The paper stresses that a system, such as Dante's, where the punishment fits the crime does nothing to make the person be responsible for their own actions.
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Crime and Punishment in Dante's Era
Crime and Punishment Today
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"In the Inferno, Dante travels through the ten levels of hell. In each level, he sees people that have been guilty of certain crimes. In each case, the people are being punished in a way that is fitting to their crime. The people who sinned via wrath are seen to be attacking each other. The thieves have been turned into snakes. The people who committed suicide have to spend their lives as trees. This suggests that people do not change. In this way, a person who does wrong is seen as evil with this not able to be changes. With this belief, there is no suggestion that people can learn from their mistakes and become better people. The punishments describe also suggest that people will continue to act as they did on earth if they are given freedom."
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Dante's "Purgatoria", 2002.
An explanation of the theology of Dante's "Purgatoria" or purgery.
2,224 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper anlyzes Dantes "Purgatorio". Dante?s Divine Comedy depicts three possibilities of life after death: Inferno, or Hell, where the unsaved spend eternity, Purgatorio or Purgery, where the saved who still have some sins to account for go, and finally Paradiso, or Paradise, the final destiny of the faithful. The Canto?s of each possibility are told through the viewpoint of Dante and Virgil, who make the journey together. The discussion that follows is focused on the insights and meaning derived from the two artists? journey through Purgatorio.
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"The main, spiritual meaning of Purgatorio focuses on the fact that it is a transitory state between the death of the body and the spirit?s ascendance to heaven. In contrast to Inferno, the souls doing penance here have the hope of its end and of their final admission into paradise. The atmosphere in this place also substantiates the feeling of hope. The souls here are praising and worshiping God. The joyous atmosphere is further substantiated by the four holy stars that Dante sees when entering Purgatory. These symbolize virtues rather than sins."
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The ?Bhagavad-Gita? and Dante's ?Inferno?, 2004.
This paper compares Dante?s ?Inferno? to the Hindu text, ?Bhagavad-Gita?, on the concepts of heaven, hell, and God.
775 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 27.95
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The paper explains that Dante?s ?Inferno? can be more accurately described as a story about a man who finds his way to God with the help of another man, but only after passing through hell. The author points out that the ?Bhagavad-Gita? also describes the path to God; yet, the difference in this description of a path to God is that it is not as frightening as the one that Dante takes. The paper relates that both the ?Bhagavad-Gita? and Dante?s ?Inferno? refer to ?demons?, but there is a difference in the way that religiously devout people are viewed.
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"In the "Bhagavad-Gita", devout individuals are called ?demigods?, while in Dante?s "Inferno" there is no such term written. In addition to this, there is also no mention of how exactly one is to act in order to reach the ultimate truth or the Supreme. However, in the "Bhagavad-Gita", it is written that in order to reach the Supreme, ?karma, fruitive activities, devotional service and yoga principles, and devotional service? are necessary. Essentially, it can be said that the "Bhagavad-Gita" provides man with a path to follow, and aims at preventing one from falling into paths that would not be seen as godly."
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Dante and Milton, 2005.
This paper serves as a comparative essay regarding the lives of writers Dante and Milton.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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This essay compares and contrasts the classic poets, Dante Alighieri and John Milton. It first details the time periods during which each lived, Dante in the medieval era and Milton in the Renaissance. The writer looks at the similarities and differences in their lives. Then the essay takes a short look at Dante's 'Inferno' and Milton's 'Paradise Lost' to further see issues on which they thought alike, despite the time and geographic differences between them.
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"In these modern times, this modern era of literature and thought, it is easy to lump all ancient writing together. Chaucer, Milton, Dante, even Shakespeare, are so long dead that they all seem to have come from the same distant, canonized, unreachable time. Yet, each of these old writers lived in his own time and wrote for his own reasons about specific and relevant themes. This essay looks at Dante Alighieri and John Milton, two famous writers from differing time periods and differing circumstances. A work from each writer, Dante's 'Inferno' and Milton's 'Paradise Lost', each similar in theme, will be studied in order to better compare and contrast these two heroes of Western literature. Dante Alighieri came from medieval Florence, Italy. Born in 1265 to a family of money, Dante was raised within Florence's intricate political network."
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Dante and Chaucer's Concepts of Evil, 2005.
This paper compares the conception of evil in Dante Aligheir 's "The Divine Comedy" ("Commedia") and Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales".
2,545 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 77.95
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This paper explains that Dante's view of evil is that it acts as a catastrophic impediment toward man's attainment of the divine; whereas, Chaucer identifies the human manifestations of evil as ironic. The author points out that "The Divine Comedy" is an epic poem in which the author, Dante, takes a visionary journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise to learn about the true nature of evil; however, although they likely shared a similar cosmogony, Chaucer's portrayal of evil in "The Canterbury Tales" is much different than Dante's resulting in "The Canterbury Tales" being an extremely entertaining work written for a popular audience. The paper relates that the difference in the conception of evil between these books lies less in the religious background of their authors then in the author's intention for writing the book.
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"Dante conceived of Hell as a cone shaped hole, terraced into seven concentric rings. The uppermost level, Limbus, actually is not a Hell at all, but merely an abode for the good people born into the culture of Christianity but who had never been baptized, as well as those born before the time of Christ. Below Limbus, the rings of Hell yawn deeper and deeper, and the torments grow more and more severe, ending at the bottom with a frozen lake which is the abode of Satan himself. Each different type of sin merits its own ring, hence the seven deadly sins. The unfortunate inhabitants of each ring and section of Hell receive a different punishment, cleverly designed to reflect the spirit of the crime. Dante does not claim that the individuals of whom he speaks with in each section were designated as permanent "spokespeople" of that ring; he gives the impression he just initiated the conversation with them because either he or Virgil recognized them, and their story would be familiar enough to Dante's readership to provide a pertinent lesson."
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Dante?s "Inferno", 2006.
An analysis of hell, purgatory and paradise as seen in Dante's "Inferno".
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The paper states that the story line of the "Inferno", simply stated, is Dante's journey through hell. The paper explains that Dante is lost physically and spiritually because he was not paying attention to where he was going. The writer summarizes Dante's journey through hell. In conclusion, the writer states that the reader watches the character-narrator change from a somewhat naive observer-participant to an older, wiser narrator who offers insight and meaning.
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"Dante's vision is of a journey in the afterlife through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise where he encounters the souls of the great men of the past and discusses with them the most important themes of humanity: philosophy, religion and morality, politics and culture. Dante's voyage, guided by Virgil (human reason), and Beatrice (human reason enlightened by revelation), is also the story of his personal redemption as well as a cry for the salvation of humanity. Virgil was a guide through the spirit world. Virgil stands for human reason. Virgil becomes in the Inferno the symbol of human reason. Virgil tells Dante that he is there because Heaven wanted him there and that he can take Dante only part of the way. He can't enter Heaven or see God because he was a pagan. Someone "more worthy" will take Dante to God. It is Beatrice who will do this, as she has sent Virgil to help Dante find his way to Heaven and to her. She doesn't appear directly in the Inferno, but is his guide through Heaven and to God."
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"The Inferno, Canto 12" by Alighieri Dante, 2002.
The paper analyzes the use of the epic simile in Canto 12 of "The Inferno", which follows Dante's journey through Hell on his route to finding God.
1,012 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 35.95
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The paper looks at the compelling epic simile used in Canto 12, in which Dante compares a bull on the way to slaughter to the dreaded Minotaur, that Dante must face on his way to Paradise. The paper explains how using a bull as the symbol of the beast allows the reader to immediately understand the violence and force of the Minotaur. It also discusses the knowledge that Dante must gain during his journey in order for him to achieve victory.
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"Another analogy also fits the image of the bull that gains strength in the last minutes of life, and fits the image of the Minotaur, half bull, and half man. Bulls are notoriously violent, they charge at the least little thing, and are not known for their brains. They are also hopelessly lost outside of their element, as the "bull in the china shop" analogy clearly shows. Thus, this "bull man" that is the Minotaur can be overcome when it is outside its element, where it is no longer comfortable. Remove this ultimate beast from its position in the labyrinth, and you will have the upper hand, as Dante and his guide discover. Therefore, the Minotaur serves yet another purpose in Dante's growing knowledge as he moves along the pathway toward Paradise. The Minotaur shows that the violence of the Minotaur is a result of his environment and his comfort level, and if these are removed, the Minotaur is vulnerable. This is a valuable lesson in life, for it shows how even the most violent among us use their environment as a shield to hide their vulnerability."
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