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The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

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What is the Divine Comedy?

  • A long poem written by Dante Alighieri (correct)
  • A long Italian poem
  • A long poem written by Virgil
  • A long poem written by Beatrice
  • Who are the three guides that accompany Dante in his journey?

  • Virgil, Beatrice, and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (correct)
  • Virgil, Dante, and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
  • Virgil, Beatrice, and Dante
  • Dante, Beatrice, and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
  • What are the three beasts that represent three types of sin?

  • The self-indulgent, the violent, and the malicious (correct)
  • The ignorant, the violent, and the malicious
  • The self-indulgent, the ignorant, and the malicious
  • The self-indulgent, the violent, and the ignorant
  • What is the first printed edition of the Divine Comedy?

    <p>1472</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the structure of the Divine Comedy?

    <p>Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    • The Divine Comedy is a long, Italian poem written by Dante Alighieri.

    • The poem is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.

    • The Inferno is a section of the Divine Comedy that deals with the punishment of sinners in Hell.

    • The Purgatorio is a section of the Divine Comedy that deals with the journey of sinners to Purgatory.

    • The Paradiso is a section of the Divine Comedy that deals with the reward of sinners in Heaven.

    • Dante is accompanied by three guides in his journey through the Divine Comedy: Virgil, Beatrice, and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.

    • The Divine Comedy is significant for its realism and self-portraiture, which depict human beings as the products of their time, place, and circumstance.

    • Dante was lost in a dark wood and was assailed by beasts he could not evade.

    • He was unable to find the "straight way" to salvation and was rescued by Virgil.

    • Each sin's punishment in Inferno is a contrapasso, a symbolic instance of poetic justice.

    • The three beasts represent three types of sin: the self-indulgent, the violent, and the malicious.

    • Upper Hell, outside the city of Dis, for the four sins of indulgence (lust, gluttony, avarice, anger); Circle 7 for the sins of violence; and Circles 8 and 9 for the sins of fraud and treachery.

    • Added to these are two unlike categories that are specific to Inferno.

    • The Inferno and Purgatorio are two levels of hell, each with its own set of punishments.

    • The Purgatorio is a level of hell for those who were not sinful but were ignorant of Christ.

    • The Mountain of Purgatory is an island in the middle of the world that contains seven terraces representing the seven deadly sins.

    • The Paradiso is a level of heaven that contains the four cardinal virtues and the three theological virtues.

    • The seven lowest spheres of Heaven deal solely with the cardinal virtues.

    • The first three spheres involve a deficiency of one of the cardinal virtues – the Moon, containing the inconstant, whose vows to God waned as the moon and thus lack fortitude; Mercury, containing the ambitious, who were virtuous for glory and thus lacked justice; and Venus, containing the lovers, whose love was directed towards another than God and thus lacked Temperance.

    • The final four spheres are positive examples of the cardinal virtues, all led on by the Sun, containing the prudent.

    • The Divine Comedy is a long poem written by Dante about his journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise.

    • Dante's allegory is complex and can contain many different levels of meaning.

    • The poem is structured with mathematical and numerological patterns, and is often praised for its human qualities.

    • The Divine Comedy was originally written in Italian, but has been translated into many different languages.

    • The first printed edition of the Divine Comedy was published in 1472.

    • The Divine Comedy is often praised for its human qualities, its structure, and its use of real characters.

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