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the Renaissance was actually a period in which practically every aspect of European life from art to religion would experience a r...

in terms of structure, there is a single canto as an introduction, and then each of the three books is made up of thirty three can...

In five pages the ways in which magic and technology concepts intersect throughout the allegory along with their connections and d...

crime. Several rings down, Dante and Virgil arrive at a somewhat darker cluster, that of Violent Crimes. This ring is epitomized ...

poem makes it clear that the human soul can only enjoy a happy eternity by pledging complete faith and allegiance in God, Boccacci...

Dante used the framework of the poem to convey his ideas concerning religion and morality. An overview of Canto III and its level...

student who is writing about this topic should consider the ways in which the each author develops the philosophical journey of ea...

is in line with Christian ideology. In Dantes interpretation of events, Hell is reserved for the pagans, again a tribute...

sins and sinners are tortured for eternity. In all honesty, each level seems horrible with no descending level becoming any more f...

go to those government officials who have accepted bribes, or religious leaders who had aspired to political power. According to D...

involving gender or related themes like romance and marriage. Yet, sex and love are highlights in the Inferno. Dante also writes o...

human existence that it informs all aspects of society. This paper considers the way Dante portrays gender concepts of masculinity...

and Hollander 161). Dante comments to Virgil that the mosques inside the city can clearly be seen. The translators also comment th...

father and travels great distances until he comes to Italy where he holds games and celebrations for his fathers death. He is told...

and suicide because life did not work out well enough for a particular character, Anna Karenina. We are also given the strong expe...

personal life concerns until the arrival of the Trojan hero. Aeneas was emotionally smitten with Dido and he gave into these impul...

as a work of art, is that it presents morally ambiguous situations that reveal much about all sides of the human character, especi...

in the ideal image of a male hero or warrior. In both cultures the people were founded in a patriarchal way of life, seeing man as...

does provoke Didos suicide one has to question to what extent he would embrace the label of hero. At the same time, besides the in...

a cave. They make love and, from this point on, Dido considers them to be married even though a ceremony has not officially consec...

he is told that he must marry a girl named Lavinia so that Trojan and Latin blood will be mixed. A war soon breaks out after Jun...

In a paper consisting of five pages this paper examines the concepts of fate and free will within the context of Virgil's epic and...

In five pages this paper compares and contrasts Virgil's protagonist Aeneas from 'The Aeneid' with Homer's protagonist Odyssey in ...

Homer's and Virgil's works are compared and contrasted. This research report suggests that various trends for each of these works....

This research report examines customs, events, and for example meanings of the Phaeacians' games. Homer's Odyssey and Virgil's Aen...

In a paper that consists of eight pages the definition of hero throughout the course of cultural history is considered in support ...

When he eventually realizes he is neglecting his duty -- Jupiter tells him he has a destiny to found Rome -- Aeneas sails away, te...

In three pages a character analysis of the protagonist Aeneas in Virgil's 'The Aeneid' focuses upon his heroic characteristics. I...

In three pages this paper examines Turnus and Aeneas as they represent the Roman concept of heroic ideals depicted in The Aeneid b...

In twelve pages this paper presents a comparative analysis of 'Aeneid' by Virgil and 'The Waste Land' by T.S. Eliot in order to de...