The Divine Comedy Divided into three parts Inferno hell Purgatorio purgatory Paradiso heaven . In each realm the narrator is escorted through ahierarchy of levels In hell a hierarchy of crimes and punishments In purgatory a hierarchy of sins and purgatives In heaven a hierarchy of the blessed. The Divine Comedy In summary a complete picture of the orderingof medieval society An attempt to achieve the medieval synthesis ofChristian belief with Classical ideals . Classical reason Virgil and Christian faith Beatrice A spiritual odyssey Architecture during the HighMiddle Ages. In about 1000 the Romanesque style emerged the First Romanesque 1000 1080 and theSecond Romanesque 1080 1200 By 1150 theGothic style was developing out of theRomanesque It was the dominant style of the.remainder of the Middle Ages succumbingfinally to Renaissance fashion in about 1500 Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is an example ofthe Early Gothic style Amiens Cathedral is anexample of the High Gothic style . Romanesque style Buildings based on Roman basilica model Heavy looking squat fortress type buildings Use of Roman arches Division into bays . Innovation of vaulted interior ceilings Groin vault Use of columns for support and decoration Church of Sainte Marie Madeleine Vezelay France 1089 1206 Architecture during the High.Middle Ages Romanesque Gothic Named for the The term was coinedinherited Roman style by later scholars whobuildings thought the style.primitive and Style dominates Style originates in mid 1100s and lasts until1000s 1100s Gothic style. Evolves out of Romanesque Evolves out of a desire to create more dramatic heavenly buildings that would focus the faithfulon higher things height and light . Despite the cost of building citizens in the townswanted the prestige of having a cathedral in their Gothic Style The Romanesque groin vault is transformed intoa ribbed vault. The Roman arch is transformed into a pointed The weight of higher walls is supported anddirected outward by flying buttresses Development of the apse and emphasis on the choir where most of the rituals took place . Development of highly ornate stained glass Early Gothic Style Choir as long as nave Best example Notre Dame in Paris begun 1163. High Gothic Style Taller buildings More extensive use of flying buttresses which allows for larger windows Generally far more ornately decorated . Best example Amiens Cathedral Amiens France begun 1220 Amiens Cathedral Amiens Cathedral Notre Dame. Notre DameThe Divine Comedy Divided into three parts Inferno (hell) Purgatorio (purgatory) Paradiso (heaven) In each realm, the narrator is escorted through a hierarchy of levels In hell, a hierarchy of crimes and punishments In purgatory, a hierarchy of sins and purgatives In heaven, a hierarchy of the blessed
The Inferno. The Inferno is the first of the three sections of The Divine Comedy. This is the first stage of Dante’s journey through the afterlife. He and his guide, the Roman poet Virgil, travel through the different circle, or levels, of Hell.
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The Divine Comedy: Dante’s Inferno All hope abandon, ye who enter here… 14,000 lines 3 SECTIONS: Inferno Purgatory Paradise background background Virgil guides Dante through the 9 circles The circles are concentric, representing a gradual increase in wickedness Culminates at the center of the earth, where Satan is held in bondage Sin: Unbaptized, pagans Punishment: Limbo & a desire for a ...
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THE DIVINE COMEDY INFERNO Zack LeBlanc English 230 MWF 9:00-9:50 CANTO I CANTO I This is the beginning of the Divine Comedy where we discover the main character, who is Dante. He has gotten lost in a dark forest. In this forest, Dante stands before a leopard, a lion, and a she-wolf. These three animals represent the three major sins that are ...
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The Divine Comedy’s Circles Inferno Canto I Quote “Midway on our life’s journey, I found myself in the dark woods, the right road lost†The use of words “journey†and “the right road†suggest to the reader, the religious aspect of Dante’s adventure that strays away from the literal.
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Divine . Comedy. Commentary tradition. Allegory: writing about something by writing about something else. Beginning in the middle of things, in a dark forest. The unified . will . and the divided will. Ante-Inferno (the periphery of Hell): the . cowards (the lukewarm) The sins of incontinence and heresy
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Inferno Dante’s Divine Comedy Introduction to Dante Reason and Faith Love and Free Will Development of Soul & Body Introduction to Dante Dante Aligheri (1265-1321), of Florence, Italy. One of the 4-5 greatest poets of the Western tradition (with Homer, Virgil, Milton, Goethe).
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Arial Garamond Times New Roman Wingdings Stream Echoes of The Divine Comedy in C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) Lewis on Dante The Great Divorce Brief Synopsis of the Plot Slide 6 The Divine Comedy & The Great Divorce Slide 8 A Brief Word on The Structure of the Great Divorce Slide 10 Similarities in Content between The ...
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Welcome to HELL! The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri- Only copy the notes Dante’s Background Born in Middle Ages Florence in 1265 Married Gemma Donati and had three children Two boys-exiled; one daughter who was sent to convent Died in Ravenna in 1321 Dante’s Career Dante’s career started in 1295 There were two ruling families in Florence The Guelphs—friends of the Pope The ...
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Dante and Virgil are guided by Nessus across the boiling river of blood (Phelgethon). In the river they see Tyrants and Murderers who are watched by Centaurs. Dante and Virgil crossed the heap of stones which often then moved because of his strange weight. After crossing they came upon the stream of blood where those who injure others violently ...
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Short films etc. Channel 4 and BBC supported young film makers Confidence Anna Gregory: Women know this much and they identify a hole in their knowledge and that’s what they focus on which is why they say they they can’t do something whereas men will say I don’t know this but I do know that so I can do it.
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Title: American Film Comedy Author: Donna Campbell Last modified by: Donna Campbell Created Date: 3/2/2010 2:00:55 PM Document presentation format
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