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DANTEABANDONALL HOPEYE WHOENTERHERETHE INFERNO
DANTE ALIGHIERI Born in Florence, May,1265.His family was old andof noble origin,But no longer wealthy.He probably spent ayear or a part of a yearat the University ofBologna as part of hiseducation. The trivium and thequadrivium weretypical of Medievalcurriculum.As customary, Dantehad an arrangedmarriage in hisyouth to GemmaDonati, daughter ofManetto Donati.
BEATRICE Dante's great love,and the greatestsingle influence onhis work.He met her when hewas nine, she eight,at his father'shome.Most likely at a MayDay festival. She was his angel,And from that dayon his life and workwere dedicated toher.He could not touchher. This was theage of Courtly love.Beatrice marriedabout 1287, anddied in 1290 at theage of 25.
DANTE 1530 ARTIST UNKNOWNAnAllegoricalRepresentation.
BEATRICEDante's muse,Inspiration, the femaleAspect behind theGenius.SHE IS THE DIVINELIGHT OF LOVE.Bernardino dei Conti1500.
DANTE'S MEDIEVAL WORLD His world was threefold:The world of politics,The world of theology,The world of learning.His Comedy utilizes all three;these areas areInterdependent, so thatIt is impossible to sayThat one was moreimportant than the other. The middle ageswas dominated bythe strugglebetween the papacyAnd the empire.Both thought thatthey were of divineorigin, andindispensable to thewelfare of mankind.
THE PAPACYThe Vatican,Rome, Italy.One of the few remaining city-states in the world.
CONSTANTINEWHERE CHURCH AND STATEWERE FIRST TIED UP.The Empire
CAUSE OF THE STRUGGLE BETWEENPAPACY AND EMPIRE THE PAPAL CLAIM TOTEMPORAL POWER,JUSTIFIED BY THE FORGED"DONATION OFCONSTANTINE" IN THE 8THCENTURY, STATED THATTHE EMPEROR, BEFORELEAVING FOR BYZANTIUMHAD GIVEN POWER TO THEBISHOP OF ROMEPOPE SYLVESTER I,POLITICAL DOMINION OVERITALY AND THE WESTERNEMPIRE. THIS CLAIMCREATEDGREAT STRIFE ANDDISCORD INTHEEMPIRE. NOTHINGNEW BETWEENRELIGION ANDPOLITICS.
THE IMPORTANCE OF VIRGILIN THE MIDDLE AGESVIRGIL WAS REGARDEDAS A SAGEAND NECROMANCER.HIS POEM'S WERE OPENEDIN A MANNER OF DIVINATIONCALLED SORTES. THE BOOKWAS OPENED AT RANDOMAND A VERSE SELECTEDAS AN ANSWER TO AQUESTION. THE BIBLE ISSTILL USED THIS WAY.
VIRGIL 70 B.C.E. 19 B.C.E He was the greatest ofthe Roman poets.His Aeneid provided thepattern for theStructure of Dante'sHell. However, Virgilwas chosen as Dante'sguide through hellBecause Dante saw himas his master andinspiration for Dante's Poetic style. Virgil is also revered asthe poet of the RomanEmpire.The Aeneid tells of theEmpire's founding.Virgil also wrote in hisfourth ecologueOf the coming of aWonder Child who willbring the Golden Age,Interpreted in theMiddle Ages as thecoming of Christ.
STRUCTURE OF THE COMEDY DANTE'S WORLDWAS ONE THATBELIEVED INMYSTICALCORRESPONDENCESNUMBERS, STARS,STONES, EVENTSOF HISTORY—CONTAINED AMYSTICALSIGNIFICANCE. DANTE'S NUMERICALSYMBOLISM:3 A SYMBOL OF THEHOLY TRINITY;9 THREE TIMES THREE.33 A MULTIPLE OF 3;THE 7 DAYS OFCREATION;10 CONSIDERED INTHE MEDIEVAL PERIODA PERFECT NUMBER;100, THE MULTIPLE OF10.
THIS PLAN WAS CARRIED OUT WITH CONSUMMATEPRECISION.THERE ARE THREE MAJOR DIVISIONS OF SINS:3. FRAUDULENCE1. INCONTINENCE2. VIOLENCEEACH DIVISION HAS 33 CANTOS, A TOTAL OF 99.THE FIRST CANTO OF THE INFERNO IS AN INTRODUCTIONTHAT MAKES 100 CANTOS IN ALL.HELL IS NO PLACE FOR THE WISHY-WASHY, AS WESHALLSEE.BEFORE WE ARE DONE, EVERYONE WILL KNOWWHATCIRCLE OF HELL THEY MAY FIND THEMSELVESIN!!!
THE SPIRALING INFERNO DANTE'S HELL IS AHUGE FUNNELSHAPED PIT.THE CENTER ISLOCATED BENEATHJERUSALEM.ITS REGIONS AREARRANGED IN ASERIES OFDESCENDINGCIRCULARSTAIRCASES! THAT DIMINSH INCIRCUMFERENCETHE DEEPER THATVIRGIL AND DANTETRAVEL.THE NINE REGIONSARE DESIGNATED FORA PARTICULAR SIN.THE HIGHER UP ASINNER, THE LIGHTERTHE SIN, THE DEEPERTHE SINNER, THEDARKER AND MORETERRIBLE THE SIN.
CONCEPT OF DIVINE RETRIBUTION PUNISHMENTS INHELL AREREGULATED BYTHE LAW OFRETRIBUTION.THESEPUNISHMENTSARE RELATED TOTHE SINS EITHERBY ANALOGY ORANTITHESIS. AS ONE SINNED INLIFE, SO HE OR SHEIS PUNISHED INDEATH.WE WILL SEE THISCONCEPTNUMEROUS TIMESINTHE INFERNO.
VESTIBULE: UNCOMMITTEDACHERONCIRCLE I (LIMBO) VIRTUOUS UNBAPTIZEDCIRCLE II: LUSTFULCIRCLE III: GLUTTONOUSCIRCLE IV: PRODIGAL, AVARICIOUSCIRCLE V (STYX); THE WRATHFULWALLS OF THE CITY OF DIS (CAPITOL OF HELLCIRCLE VI: HERETICSCIRCLE VII: VIOLENT AGAINST NEIGHBORS;VIOLENT AGAINST THEMSELVES; VIOLENTAGAINSTGOD, NATURE,ART.ABYSSCIRCLE VIII (MALEBOLGE).GIANTS WELLCIRCLE IX (COCYTUS):TRAITORS TOKINDREDCOUNTRYGUESTSMASTERS
DANTE' SFUNNELSHAPEDHELL
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE INFERNOISDANTE' SSATAN.THEEPITOMEOF EVIL,THE FALLENANGEL.
POINTS TO REMEMBER THE INFERNO ISPART OF A WORKCALLED THE DIVINECOMEDY.IN THE MIDDLEAGES COMEDYMEANT SOMEHUMANEXPERIENCE THATBEGAN IN TRAGEDYAND ENDED INHAPPINESS. IT IS ALSO ANALLEGORY.THE MORALPURPOSE IS TOPOINT OUT TOTHOSE STILLLIVING THE ERROROF THEIR WAYSAND TO PUT THEMON THE PATH OFSALVATION.
THE FINALGOAL:SALVATIONBYTHECROSS.
the spiraling inferno huge funnel shapedpit. the center is located beneath jerusalem. its regions are arranged in a series of descending circular staircases! dante's hell is a that diminsh in circumference the deeper that virgil and dante travel. the nine regions are designated for a particular sin. the higher up a
