... his epic journey was shaped from that of Virgil's in the "Aenied- The biblical content of this epic journey is highly potent, every canto of the inferno carries a range of diverse characters each with a function specific to the canto. Dante selects these characters from a variety of backgrounds ranging from Classical literature ... Dante the poet. Dante gives much 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 s...

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... of repentance. To create an intermediary place for repentance seemed logical. However, until Purgatory such a place did not exist in literature. In a style much differentfrom what one has seen in Inferno, Dante begins Purgatory, the second canticle of the Divine Comedy, with an atmosphere of hope and light. "For better waters, now, the little bark of my poetic powers hoists its ... seas," (lines 1-3). Gone are the pitiful shades suffering their cruel torments that so haunted Dante's every step in Hell. However, despite the dissimilarity with Inferno in mood and atmosphere, Purgatory sha...

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... are world renowned and still read and practiced by many. The next author to give me an insight on Italy was Dante". The book I read by Dante" was called the Inferno. The Inferno is more than just a fictional story about someone traveling through the universe. It is actually more like an autobiographical journey of life through its author, Dante Alighieri's eyes. Written ... length of the conceptualized universe. Due to the fact that Dante poured his heart and soul into his writing there are many symbols that relate to his personal life. Dante's Inferno was a good representation of the t...

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... shade as it seems safe and peaceful, but as he enters the shade he realizes it is "a gloomy circle of some inferno-(line 4,p.p.2315). Marlow experiences how easy it is to be totally consumed by the true heart of this inferno, this darkness. The Inner Station is where Marlow finds Kurtz as well as himself. As Marlow meets Kurtz, he identifies with ... ...

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... . He is filled with: concern, guilt, fear. Will it be Heaven he wonders? Or will it be Hell? According to Dante's own version, Hell is horrible, hopeless, eternal. Now Dante's Inferno gets personal. The Ten Commandments correspond to the levels of Hell. Each level in Hell represents a particular sin, which symbolizes ignoring a Commandment. For example, "the eighth circle - sins of Fraud ... , but climbed Some of the beautiful things that Heaven bears/Where we came forth, and once more saw the stars" (XXXIV: 136-140). Original sin is not "chosen" sin. Dante's Inferno - show and tell. Ever...

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... Jesus, and sent him on his way. He went out and hung himself, supposedly in guilt. Since, Judas has become the archetype of the betrayer in Western culture. In Dante's Inferno, he is condemned to the lowest circle of Hell, eternally frozen into ice. Notice that Judas betrays god. How much more stupid can you get then that? He had everything ... ...

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... Jesus, and sent him on his way. He went out and hung himself, supposedly in guilt. Since, Judas has become the archetype of the betrayer in Western culture. In Dante's Inferno, he is condemned to the lowest circle of Hell, eternally frozen into ice. Notice that Judas betrays god. How much more stupid can you get then that? He had everything ... ...

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... they can easily dominate. On a more figurative level, for Marlow, the journey up the Congo River to the 'heart of darkness' is reminiscent of Guido's journey into hell in Dante's Inferno, with literary allusion always present, through forms of intense imagery. The landscape takes on a hellish nature and the wilderness is personified. Death is omnipresent and this is reflected in the ... ...

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... , and was completed shortly before his death. This work is an account of the poet's imaginary journey through hell, purgatory, and heaven. It is divided into three sections, named the Inferno (Hell), the Purgatorio (Purgatory), and the Paradiso (Paradise). In each of these three realms, the poet meets different people. Each character is symbolic of a particular fault or virtue. Dante is ... ...

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