PPT-The Birth of Dante’s Purgatory

The Birth of Dantes Purgatory Though Dantes topography for the realms of Hell and Paradise are influenced by existing scriptural and visionary texts his topographical vision of Purgatory is largely original. Canto XII. Professor Andrea . Mazzucchi. Università. . di. Napoli ‘Federico II’. Critical treatments of Inferno Canto 12 have expressed serious reservations, and even quite negative assessments, that it is discordant in tone and lacks organic structure. . journey. in the . next. world, a long . journey. . of. the soul. THE DIVINE COMEDY. The Divine Comedy . is. the . most. . important. . italian. . poem. . of. . all. . times. . . It. . was. INTRODUCTION TO CATHOLICISM. ANTICIPATORY SET .  . Free write. on how the passage with the description of the Last Judgment (cf. Mt 25:31–46) relates to the truth that “at the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love” (CCC 1022).. Inferno. Oooh…Scary. !. Before we begin our journey into the depths of Dante’s Hell…. What other depictions of Hell have you seen?. Ever play “DOOM?”. Ever wonder what Hell . looks . like?. Religion and Religious Change in England c.1470-1558. Sir Roger Townsend, 1492. ‘. besechyng. him for the . merytes. of his bitter and . gloriouse. passion to have mercy . oon. me and take me into his mercy which is above all . Inferno. Canto IV. Circle I: Limbo. “This is the highest state that man can achieve without God”(49). VIRTUOUS PAGANS. “Without hope, we live on in desire” (51). The citadel of human reason & Other features of limbo. Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Picayune, MS http://www.scborromeo.org 1265-1321. The Inferno. The Inferno is an . Allegory. It is meant to be understood on two levels . 1. Literal . – actual progress through the story. - . Dante literally travels from hell through purgatory and finally heaven. – Introduction. Allegory: . a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. .. Allusion: . an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.. Italian: “. Divina. Commedia”. Dante. Alighieri. 1265–1321 (56 years). Nickname: “The Supreme Poet” . (. il. . Sommo. . Poeta. ). Born in Florence, Italy. Florence. Not much is known about Dante's education, and it is presumed he studied at home or in a chapter school attached to a church or monastery in Florence. . Canto 1: The Dark Wood of Error. Read handout for Canto 1 (lines 1-60). Answer the following question:. Dante says in line 12 of Canto 1 that he has wandered from the “True Way.” If the “Dark Wood of Error” is a symbol of worldliness, what does the True Way represent? On an allegorical level, what might the three animals that try to force Dante back into the Dark Wood represent?. “. Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials-gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw. But on the judgement day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has done. The fire will show if a person’s work has nay value. If the work survives, that builder will receive a reward. But if the work is burned up, the builder will be saved, but like someone barely escaping through a wall of flames.” . Games. Peter Bro . Miltersen. Aarhus . University. 1. CTW 2009. My . apologies. …. For not . getting. slides . ready. in time for . inclusion. in . booklet. !. Slides . available. at http://www.daimi.au.dk/~bromille. cammin. di nostra vita. mi ritrovai per una selva oscura. ché la diritta via era . smarrita.. Ahi . quanto a dir qual era è cosa dura. esta. . selva selvaggia e aspra e forte. che nel . pensier. .