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Dante Translations
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A 6 page essay that contrasts and compares three different translations of a section from Dante's Inferno (Canto XIII, lines 58-72). The translations under consideration are by Charles S. Singleton, Robert M. Durling and Michael Palma. The writer discusses the word choice of each translator, as well as other features. No bibliography is provided.
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Dante's "Inferno" And Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter": Comparison Of Punishment
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6 pages in length. The element of punishment in Dante's Inferno as compared with and contrasted to Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is made markedly different by virtue of their respective eras. That Dante's second circle places infidelity in such an inconsequential atmosphere speaks to the fact that he looked upon sexual pleasures as being interwoven with love, a very powerful entity that possessed a great deal of influence over the writer. Dante was significantly more forgiving of such indiscretions than the characters in Hawthorne's story, inasmuch as Minos takes pity upon a swirling mass of two souls who tell him of their true love for each other, admitting that this love was at the expense of another person. The townspeople in The Scarlet Letter, however, have no tolerance whatsoever with regard to infidelity and make their disapproval known in a considerably obvious and humiliating manner. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Dante's "Inferno": A Father's Irritation and Joy
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A 5 page paper which examines how Virgil is often frustrated and irritated with Dante as he attempts to teach him and guide him, much like a father teaches and guides a child. The paper discusses this level of irritation with Dante's mistakes, as well as discusses Virgil's pleasure with the successes and understandings that Dante achieves. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAinferno2.doc

Dante's "Inferno," Canto XXXII: the Frozen Sinners
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A three page paper looking at a short passage in Dante's "Inferno," describing the fate of a group of sinners frozen in a lake of ice. The paper shows how Dante, intending to invoke our revulsion, succeeds only in invoking our pity. No additional sources.
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Dante's 9th Circle/A Contemporary Vision
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A 5 page research paper that discusses Dante Alighieri's medieval masterpiece The Divine Comedy. The writer states that this poem is a profound statement on medieval theology, but is also a commentary by Dante on medieval society. These verses picture Dante, being led by the pagan poet Virgil, through Hell, Purgatory and Heaven. In Hell, i.e., The Inferno, Dante pictures meeting notorious sinners: some contemporary with his era; some from the past. This inspires the question of how the present day's most notorious compare to those whom Dante included in his epic poem. The writer discusses John Walker Lindh, Timothy McVeigh, Jeffrey Dahmer and the Unabomber in relation to where they would go in the Ninth Circle of Dante's vision of Hell. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Dante's Faith
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This 5 page paper argues that The Divine Comedy is an assertion that the principles of the Christian faith are in keeping with a strong foundation of logic, reason and faith as portrayed in the ancient philosophies as well as being developed by Dante as he presents the poetic narrative. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Dante's Inferno : Cause to Walk the Line
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This five-page-paper presents a discussion about Dante's Inferno and an overview as to its meaning. Bibliography lists one source.
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Dante's Inferno and Homer's Odyssey
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A 5 page paper which compares a scene from Dante's Inferno and Homer's Odyssey. The scenes are compared in regards to character, and event. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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Dante's Inferno Exercise
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This 3 page paper provides an example of how to approach a writing exercise that asks one to look at other literature and put characters into the different parts of hell designated by Dante. The literature used is Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Miller's Tale and Othello. No bibliography.
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Dante's Paradiso
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This 9 page paper looks at the way in which the depiction of light in this work is used as a representation of divinity, with light becoming brighter as Dante moves closer to God. The way in which this is used and the underling mean discussed concentrating on the first two cantos. The Longfellow translation is used.The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEdantpae.doc

Dante's Paradiso: Cantos XI and XII
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This 8 page paper discusses these two Cantos from Dante's Paradiso, one of the trilogy contained in the Divine Comedy. In these Cantos, Dante brings St. Thomas Aquinas into the dialog to discuss St. Francis of Assisi and St. Bonaventure to discuss St. Dominic. These verses find the same kinds of imagery, metaphors and opposites that are found frequently in the poem. General comments about Paradiso as well as specific comments regarding these two Cantos are presented. Why Dante had third parties discuss Francis and Dominic is explained. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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