Dante Alighieri


Dante Alighieri
Biography: Dante Alighieri by Dean Traylor The pit of damnation called Hell never felt more terrifying when it was evoked from the pulpit; it had seven levels of perpetuating and eternal torture that may have scared many into converting to Christianity when they first heard it. Priests from ... More> The historic importance of Inferno, by Dante Alighieri by Janet Grischy The Divine Comedy is considered the first and greatest masterpiece written in Italian. When Dante Alighieri's Inferno, the first part of the Commedia, was written, the Tuscan dialect Dante spoke was only one of many dialects in Italy. What we now kn... More>
	God's justice in Inferno, by Dante Alighieri by Kristen Baumgartner Dante's "Inferno" creates a vivid picture of a multilevel hell where no sinner escapes the justice of God. Virgil leads Dante through a segmented hell the spirals downwards from Limbo to Judecca where he views each sinner's ironic punishment. The pl... More> An analysis of the circles of hell in Inferno, by Dante Alighieri by Graydyl Dante's The Divine Comedy Canto I Midway into his life, Dante realizes that he has gone astray from the "True Way" to the evil "Dark Wood of Error," in which three beasts drive him back into the woods upon his attempt to retrace his steps. Just when... More>
Biography: Dante Alighieri by Keri Withington Dante Alighieri was born in May, 1265, in Florence, Italy. His family was neither wealthy nor prominent, despite their noble ancestry. As a boy, he was educated at the Franciscan School of Sante Croce. He was particularly interested in poetry, and w... More> Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy Texts by Melissa Kremka Dante Alighieri, renowned Italian poet, shares his own personal views about heaven, purgatory, and hell in his Divine Comedy texts. He speaks candidly about sin, self love, love for others, and most importantly love for God. One's love, according to... More>
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