... reverence to these classical poets, they are placed in the first circle of hell and Canto IV of inferno is dedicated to them. One may view this as a contradiction in terms for example; Surely Dante could not have admired them so greatly to have placed them in hell however Dante (poet and protagonist) treats the classical poets as privileged and authorial ... . This show of appreciation towards the classical poets can be interpreted to a mild show of arrogance on Dante's part as he does place himself on par with them in terms of intelligence and poetry "e più d'onore ancora assai mi...

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... and experience, two areas of life through which we all must pass and are, in initial appearance at least, very similar to the genre of late eighteenth-century children's poetry, in terms of theme, title and simplicity. The subject matter of the poems would have been familiar at the time, with titles such as The Lamb and The Divine Image sounding like ... ...

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