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Dante Alighieri The Divine Comedy

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The Divine Comedy is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri. It is widely considered the pre-eminent work of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative and allegorical vision of the afterlife is a culmination of the medieval world-view as it had developed in the Western Church. It helped establish the Tuscan dialect, in which it is written, as the standardized Italian language. It is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. On the surface, the poem describes Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven; but at a deeper level, it represents allegorically the soul's journey towards God. At this deeper level, Dante draws on medieval Christian theology and philosophy, especially Thomistic philosophy and the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas. The poem is written in the first person, and tells of Dante's journey through the three realms of the dead, lasting from the night before Good Friday to the Wednesday after Easter in the spring of 1300. The Roman poet Virgil guides him through Hell and Purgatory; Beatrice, Dante's ideal woman, guides him through Heaven. Beatrice was a Florentine woman whom he had met in childhood and admired from afar in the mode of the then-fashionable courtly love tradition. [more]

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REGNARD REGNARD THE UNFORSEEN RETURN COMEDY

COMEDY IN ONE ACT

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Jean-François Regnard (7 February 1655 – 4 September 1709), "the most distinguished, after Molière, of the comic poets of the seventeenth century",[1] was a dramatist, born in Paris, who is equally famous now for the travel diary he kept of a voyage in 1681. Regnard inherited a fortune from his father, a successful merchant who had given him an excellent classical education; he then increased it, he affirms, by gambling. He took to traveling, and on a return voyage from Italy in 1678 was at the age of twenty-two captured by an Algerian pirate, sold as a slave in Algiers and taken to Constantinople, where the French consul paid ransom for his release. [more]

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HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW DANTE'S PURGATORY [DIVINE COMEDY]

Poetry
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works [more]

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HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW DANTE'S INFERNO [DIVINE COMEDY]

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works [more]

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dante's Paradise [Divine Comedy]

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works [more]

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William Shakespeare THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

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The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's early plays. It is his shortest and one of [more]

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William Shakespeare The Comedy of Errors

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The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's early plays. It is his shortest and one of [more]

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Walt Sautter The Divine Comedy MMIX

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Yes! JC is back! "What would Jesus do?" That is the question that is to be answered. This time things are different. Hiring the help isn't as easy as it used to be. It's not that simple to get good apostles these days! Political correctness and modern culture make things tough on the old messiah. Even the miracles have their problems. And, of course, his old nemesis is constantly popping up to make it even more difficult. The Divine Comedy MMIX Irreligious Humor in Five Acts “He’s back and it just ain’t the same!” “If you don’t laugh out loud, I’ll give you your money back! Oops, I forgot, it’s FREE!” [more]

Keywords: Jesus, humor, irreverent humor, Jesus returns

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Dante Alighieri Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Hell

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Durante degli Alighieri (Italian: [duˈrante ˈdeʎʎi aliˈɡjɛːri]), simply called Dante (Italian: [ˈdante], UK /ˈdænti/, US /ˈdɑːnteɪ/; c. 1265–1321), [more]

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Not Available The Divine Comedy Of Dante

Poetry
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Ages 18 and up
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The Divine Comedy (Italian: Divina Commedia) is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between c. 1308 and his death in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature,[1] and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature.[2] The poem's imaginative and allegorical vision of the afterlife is representative of the medieval world-view as it had developed in the Western Church by the 14th century. It helped establish the Tuscan dialect, in which it is written, as the standardized Italian language.[3] It is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. On the surface, the poem describes Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven;[4] but at a deeper level, it represents, allegorically, the soul's journey towards God.[5] At this deeper level, Dante draws on medieval Christian theology and philosophy, especially Thomistic philosophy and the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas.[6] Consequently, the Divine Comedy has been called "the Summa in verse".[7] [more]

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