Dante Alighieri: 1265-1321  An Italian from Florence—Dante advocated for less papal control/ more of a separation of church and state  Pope/Catholic.

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Dante Alighieri:  An Italian from Florence—Dante advocated for less papal control/ more of a separation of church and state  Pope/Catholic church had great power and influence  Dante was a member of the nobility and an elected official who helped run Florence’s gov’t  His political party was overthrown in 1302  Officially exiled from Florence/ never returned

The Divine Comedy: A Medieval Masterpiece  Considered to be one of the greatest works of Western world literature  An epic poem of roughly 14,000 lines  Documents the physical and spiritual journey (quest) of a Christian who is also named Dante  Presents Dante’s vision of God’s judgment on every significant aspect of human life

The Divine Comedy: A Religious Quest The entire journey is expected to turn Dante forever from error. It is a journey toward truth and grace in God’s favor. The Comedy is divided into three parts:  Part 1: Recognizing sin (The Inferno)  Part 2: Rejecting sin and awaiting redemption (The Purgatorio)  Part 3: Achieving salvation through faith in divine revelation – God’s light in paradise (The Paradiso)

Literary Elements  Allegory A literary work with two levels of meaning: the literal and the symbolic  Symbolism The underlying meanings associated with concrete objects or actual events  The Number 3 Representative of the Christian concept of the trinity: (The Father / The Son / The Holy Spirit)  Allusion Reference to a famous person, place, historical figure or event, work of art, or piece of literature

Dante’s contribution to literature…. **At this time, most writers wrote in Latin (language of scholars) **Dante—poets should write in vernacular (language of the people—in this case, Italian)

Literary Elements: The Use of the Number 3 The Structure: begins w/an introductory chapter then:  Three sections of 33 CANTOS (chapters)  Written in TERCETS (three-lined stanzas)  Uses a rhyme scheme called TERZA RIMA: The middle line of one tercet rhymes with the first and third lines of the next tercet Example: Rhyme scheme-- aba bcb cdc ded

Literary Elements: The Use of the Number 3 The average Medieval life expectancy: THREE SCORE AND TEN Midway through this time frame (35 years), Dante realizes he has strayed from the True Way into the Dark Wood of Error (worldliness).

Literary Elements: The Use of the Number 3 The Time Frame: Dante’s quest takes place over a three day period:  Begins in Hell on Good Friday (the day of Jesus’ crucifixion)  Continues in Purgatory for the length of a day  Ends symbolically in Paradise on Easter Sunday

Literary Elements: The Use of the Number 3 The Plot: The entire action takes place under the guidance of three ladies:  The Virgin Mary : The mother of Jesus who mediates between God and man  Saint Lucia : The patron saint of anyone without spiritual sight  Beatrice : Dante’s love, a symbol of spiritual purity and faith who appears toward the end of the journey and who leads him to Paradise

Part 1: The Inferno  The first section of The Divine Comedy  The best known  the most relevant to today’s culture  the most dramatic  In this section, Dante is accompanied by the Roman poet Virgil who is sent by Beatrice to act as teacher and to clarify ideas that confuse Dante  Virgil’s clear-headedness is the voice of reason and is sharply contrasted with Dante’s confusion - FOIL  The Inferno presents the structure of Hell

Dante’s Hell (The Inferno)  Hell is located deep inside the Earth  There are nine levels or concentric circles  At each level, Dante meets suffering souls tormented for eternity in ways that befit their sins  The condemned include people from the ancient world as well as people from Dante’s own time  The worst sinners are placed at the lowest levels (6-9), farthest from God

The Circles of Hell  People who sinned but prayed for forgiveness before their deaths are found not in Hell but in Purgatory, where they labor to be free of their sins.Purgatory  Those in Hell are people who tried to justify their sins and are unrepentant.  Those in Hell have knowledge of the past and future, but not of the present.  This is a joke on them in Dante's mind because after the Last Judgment, time ends; those in Hell would then know nothing.Last Judgment

The Breakdown:  Circles 1,2,3,4 & 5* = sins of human weakness  Circles 5* 6 & 7 = involve harmful acts towards others  Circles 8 and 9 = sins of betrayal and pride (considered the worst sins of all) *5 – The sin of wrath can go either way; it is a human weakness when turned inward; it can be harmful to others if acted out. That is why it is closest to the river Styx—closer to the next, more heinous circle.

The Circles of Dante’s Hell Ante-Hell Neutrals  ACHERON (upper Hell) 1. Limbo - unbaptised 2. The Lustful 3. The Gluttonous 4. The Avaricious 5. The Wrathful  STYX 6. The Heretics  PHLEGETHON 7. The Violent ○ Against Their Neighbors ○ Against Themselves & Their Possessions ○ Against God 8. The Fraudulent (ordinary) ○ Flatterers ○ Astrologers & Magicians ○ Hypocrites ○ Thieves ○ Sowers of Scandal & Schism ○ Falsifiers / Con Artists 9. Treachery (treacherous fraud)  CAINA ○ Traitors to Kin (family)  ANTENORA ○ Traitors to Homeland/Party  PTOLOMEA ○ Traitors to Guests  JUDECCA ○ Traitors to Benefactors  COCYTUS LUCIFER

Interpretations of Dante’s Circles of Hell

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Artistic Interpretations

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