Inferno; the Summary The Inferno starts on the evening of Good Friday in the year 1300. Traveling through dark woods‚ Dante Alighieri has lost his path and now wanders fearfully through the forest. Here he encounters the ghost of Virgil‚ the great Roman poet‚ who has come to guide Dante back to his path‚ to the top of the mountain. Virgil says that their path will take them through Hell and that they will eventually reach Heaven. He leads Dante through the gates of Hell. The Ante-Inferno‚ where
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The Woods Dante’s Inferno opens in the setting on Good Friday in the year 1300. The voyager-narrator‚ Dante Alghieri‚ is lost in a dark forest in the middle of the night. Dante doesn’t recall how he came into the woods and blames it on how he was so full of sleep at the point where he abandoned the right path. Right as he is about to lose hope‚ he sees the sun rising over the mountainside and as he attempts to reach it‚ Dante is stopped by three beasts; a leopard‚ a lion‚ and a she-wolf. Dante
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Botticelli and Warhol’s Art Works of Venus Sandro Botticelli created the beautiful‚ captivating‚ and norm breaking Birth of Venus. It depicts the story of the goddess Venus‚ having emerged from the sea as a full grown woman arriving at the shore. Painted in 1486‚ and with the medium of tempera on canvas‚ The Birth of Venus hangs in the Uffizi gallery in Florence Italy. This renaissance painting is huge and is 67.9 inches tall by 109.6 inches wide. Andy Warhol’s screen print Venus was done is
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Examination and Film Comparisons of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno Referred to as a comedy by Dante Alighieri himself and named by later ages for recognition of both its subject matter and achievements‚ The Divine Comedy‚ Dante’s epic poem is one of the incontestable great works of world literature. It includes a wide range of distinct literary elements; it celebrates the central doctrines of medieval Christianity with great enthusiasm while still remaining sympathetic to the human heart. It is one
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Contents Chapter One ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter Two........................................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter Three ................................................................................................................................... 16 Chapter Four ............................
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1984 vs. Fahrenheit 451 “Do you begin to see‚ then what kind of world we are creating? It is the exact opposite of the stupid hedonistic Utopias…” (Orwell 267). 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 are both dystopias‚ although in each society‚ the government tells the citizens that it is a utopia. A dystopia is‚ “An imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad‚ as from deprivation‚ oppression or terror” (“dystopia”). On the other hand‚ a utopia is described as‚ “An ideally perfect
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The Divine Comedy: Inferno Dante Alighieri Major Characters • Dante Alighieri o Thirty-five years old at the beginning of the journey ( half of man’s biblical life span “threescore and ten years” (Psalm 90:10) o Lost his way on “the true path” of life ( sin has obstructed his path to God o Explores the nature of sin by traveling through hell o Rooted in the Everyman allegorical tradition ( represents humanity o Little known about his life
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Period: Early Renaissance (1200-1400) Characteristics: Heavy symbolism as well as extreme detail‚ vibrant‚ rich colors‚ religious scenes Location: Italy Characterized by: Everyday life‚ religious like byzantine‚ architecture Romanesque w/ gothic ornamentation • Nicolo Pisano o Pulpit (1260) • Highly detailed-classical • Nicola (Giovanni son) Pisano o The Annunciation ‚ Nativity‚ Admiration of the Shepherds (1270) • Plaza and Cathedral of Florence (1290) o Very Romanesque piazza w/
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Mangano 1 Leah Mangano Mr. Valdes English 10 July 18‚ 2012 “The Importance of Literature” Fahrenheit 451: 1. Quote: “ ‘Come on‚ woman!’ The woman knelt among the books‚ touching the drenched leather and cardboard‚ reading the gilt titles with her fingers while her eyes accused Montag. ‘You can’t ever have my books‚’ she said.” (Bradbury 35) Explanation: The woman knew the firemen would never
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