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What Our Hearts Crave For: An Examination Of The Paradoxical Attraction To Dante’S Inferno, Ketzalt E. Marquez Jun 2023

What Our Hearts Crave For: An Examination Of The Paradoxical Attraction To Dante’S Inferno, Ketzalt E. Marquez

Honors Projects

This paper serves to analyze and explain why audiences are attracted to stories with elements of Horror in them, using Dante’s Inferno as the vehicle for this conversation, as the Inferno’s setting is in the worse possible place imaginable. Horror narratives arise feelings of fear and disgust in its audiences through the use of monsters, as audiences relate to the fear and disgust the positive characters in the narratives are feeling because of the monster’s presence. Since these emotions arise in a safe space, such as in literature or film, where the source of the emotions is not endangering the …


The Structure Of Human Redemption As Demonstrated In Dante's The Divine Comedy, Erick S. Flores May 2023

The Structure Of Human Redemption As Demonstrated In Dante's The Divine Comedy, Erick S. Flores

Student Research

Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy is renowned all around the globe for its impact on literary history as a whole. This research paper delves into the structure of human redemption as portrayed in Dante's epic masterpiece. Through a comprehensive analysis of the narrative structure, allegory, and symbolism, employed by Dante, this study illuminates the underlying framework that guides the protagonist and readers on a transformative journey through the afterlife. By examining the divisions of Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, this paper reveals the hierarchical nature of sin, the ever-progressive path of spiritual growth, and the ultimate attaining of salvation and understanding …


Dante's Inferno In The 21st Century, Ethan Chebi Jan 2022

Dante's Inferno In The 21st Century, Ethan Chebi

Italian 347: Out of Florence: Dante in Exile

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Digital Zine: Ital 347: Out Of Florence, Dante In Exile, Dominic Rago Jan 2022

Digital Zine: Ital 347: Out Of Florence, Dante In Exile, Dominic Rago

Italian 347: Out of Florence: Dante in Exile

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A Look Into Dante's Inferno: Praise Through Proactivity, Massimo Re Jan 2022

A Look Into Dante's Inferno: Praise Through Proactivity, Massimo Re

Italian 347: Out of Florence: Dante in Exile

A look into Canto III and Canto VII, and how proactivity in one's life can equate to salvation, as well as a light comparison between Dante's society and government and ours.


Satan And The Inferno: Dante’S Contribution To The Legacy Of Hell, Christopher Schafer Jan 2022

Satan And The Inferno: Dante’S Contribution To The Legacy Of Hell, Christopher Schafer

Italian 347: Out of Florence: Dante in Exile

Put forth in the form of a script and multiple analysis pieces, this analysis of Canto XXXIV, Canto XI, Satan's character, as well Modern Consumerism from Dante’s Inferno dives into the character of Satan and his representation in Dante’s Inferno. It also looks at the structure of hell and how Dante constructs it.


The Divine Comedy- Healing Trauma With Literature, Catherine Giorgi Jan 2022

The Divine Comedy- Healing Trauma With Literature, Catherine Giorgi

Italian 347: Out of Florence: Dante in Exile

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Derek Johnson Dante's Inferno Mini Magazine, Derek Johnson Jan 2022

Derek Johnson Dante's Inferno Mini Magazine, Derek Johnson

Italian 347: Out of Florence: Dante in Exile

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Il Contrapasso Nell’Inferno Di Dante Alighieri: Un’Analisi Del Contrapasso Attraverso Francesca Da Rimini, Conte Ugolino, E Lucifero, Liv Allegra Baker Jan 2020

Il Contrapasso Nell’Inferno Di Dante Alighieri: Un’Analisi Del Contrapasso Attraverso Francesca Da Rimini, Conte Ugolino, E Lucifero, Liv Allegra Baker

CMC Senior Theses

In his Divina Commedia, Dante Alighieri uses the contrapasso as an instrument to administer justice to the sinners in Inferno. The law of the contrapasso mandates that the punishments inflicted upon the sinners in Inferno respect the nature of the sins that they committed on earth. In Dante’s afterlife, the contrapasso is the means to fulfill the sinners’ ultimate destinies, as determined by their terrestrial choices and actions. Though he explicitly uses the term contrapasso only once, the poet invites its application in every circle of the Inferno. This thesis explores the law of the contrapasso in …