Cantos I-II Three Beasts, William Blake Dark Wood, Gustave Doré

Dante and Virgil at the Gate of Hell, William Blake Miscellany from Foreword St. Augustine City of God/City of Man To ascend, you must descend Pilgrim and guide vs. souls in Hell Autocitations HomerVirgilDante Geryon/flight/confession “harnessing evil to advance the soul’s progress” Dante believes antiquity precedes Christianity Virgil’s Fourth Eclogue Dante and Virgil at the Gate of Hell, William Blake

Virgil’s Aeneid Story of Aeneas, Anchises’ son, after the Fall of Troy Relates his story to Dido, queen of Carthage after being blown off course from Italy, where he is destined to found Rome Trojan horse, Trojan defeat Dido falls in love with Aeneas, they live together for awhile until gods remind him of his purpose—founding a new city Dido commits suicide with his sword as he leaves Once in Italy, Aeneas descends to underworld (guided by Sybil) to visit his father Father shows him the future of the city Various quarrels and attacks between Trojans and King Latinus’s people (Latin) King Latinus hopes Aeneas is the prophesied suitor for his daughter Lavinia, but Queen prefersTurnus Aeneas, at the end of the epic, kills Turnus. Dante and Holy Roman Emperor

Layers Literal Allegorical (Religious, Political, Philosophical) Autobiographical

Of note Poet and pilgrim—how are they characterized Verisimilitude? Similes!

Canto III Gates of Hell, Rodin, Video Souls gather at the river of Acheron, Gustave Dore Gates of Hell, Rodin, Video

Of note Gates of hell: Anaphora, City of Man, presence of trinity Sinners present? How is location fitting? Contrapasso? Acheron/Charon: Dante’s prophecy Epic simile at shore, line 93 Poet recalls at line 109-110 Dante the writer’s opinion of these people? Cliffhanger ending

Canto IV-Limbo Dante, Divine Comedy, in Italian North Italy, Genoa(?); 14th cent., third quarter

Plate XII: Canto IV: Dante is accepted as an equal by the great Greek and Roman poets, Gustave Dore, 1857

Of note Dark vs. light Harrowing of Hell Enumeration/Encyclopedia Act of hubris?

Canto V DPinaisv Paolo and Francesca, Previati (1901) Rodin’s The Kiss, originally titled Francesca de Rimini

Gianciotto découvre Paolo et Francesca, Jean August Dominique Ingres, 1819 Second Circle Minos Sinners/Contrapasso? Imagery Danger of art Plate XIII: Canto V: Minos judges the sinners, Gustave Dore, 1857

Journal Characterize your journey thus far using an epic simile: As…..(thing that is like reading Dante)…..so goes my journey through Dante’s hell. Write down two questions you have.

Canto VI Cerberus, William Blake

Image from Dante’s Inferno video game, 2010, EA

Of Note Sinners/Contrapasso? Issue of city and politics and bodies Minds/bodies and politics/bodies Ciacco (hog) Dante’s gluttony? Lines 56, 71-75, 94

Canto VII The Avaricious and Prodigal, Dali

Of Note Plutus Sinners/Contrapasso Names? Fortune River Styx Garbled language

Canto VIII

Of note: Filippo Argenti Audience addressed: 89 Reassurance of purpose: 99-102

Canto IX City of Dis, Michael Mazur Furies, Salvador Dali

Of Note: Virgil’s pause Lesson: line 54 Sinners and punishment? Turning right

Canto X Farinata addresses Virgil and Dante, Gustave Dore Farinata degli Uberti, Andrea del Castagno

Of note Farinata Heretics/Epicureans Past, present, and future

Canto XXXI Pine Cone of St. Peter Giants, Gustave Dore

Of Note: Giants! Stand on the floor of circle 9--or perhaps on a ledge above the bottom of hell--the upper halves of their huge bodies tower over the inner edge of circle 8. According to the biblical account, people in the region ruled by Nimrod--Babylon and other cities in the land of Sennaar--plan to build a tower that will reach to heaven. God shows his displeasure by scattering the people and destroying the unity of their language so they will no longer understand one another's speech (Genesis 11:1-9).  Physical consequence of pride: Pine Cone of St. Peter Pigna, IX rione  currently at upper end of Bramante's Cortile del Belvedere, which is now usually called the Cortile della Pigna, linking the Vatican and the Palazzo del Belvedere. “Apron” = apron Adam and Eve made from fig leaves to cover themselves

Canto XXXII Dante speaks to those in the ice, Gustave Dore

Of note: Caina/Antenora Tone at beginning? 2nd Address to muses Setting of Treacherous Fraud Sinners/sin/contrapasso?

Canto XXXIII Ugolino and his sons, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1862

Of note: Ugolino and his story Read note Move to Ptolomea lines 87-89 Fra Alberigo—sin/punishment/contrapasso? Dante’s reaction

Canto XXXIV Judecca Lines 25-30- tone and purpose? Appearance of devil Sinners/sin/contrapasso? Dante’s view of Roman Empire Location/confusion

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