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Dante’s Inferno Then and now

Dante’s Inferno Then and now. By Jay Corcoran-Shaffer, Eleanor Allen-Henderson, and Leslie Kenney AND Lena Blackmon! :D. Introduction. Critical reception at its publishing Critical reception now Influence on literature Influence on Pop Culture Allusions to Dante’s Inferno .

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Dante’s Inferno Then and now

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  1. Dante’s Inferno Then and now By Jay Corcoran-Shaffer, Eleanor Allen-Henderson, and Leslie Kenney AND Lena Blackmon! :D

  2. Introduction • Critical reception at its publishing • Critical reception now • Influence on literature • Influence on Pop Culture • Allusions to Dante’s Inferno

  3. Critical reception at it’s publishing • On its reception Dante’s Inferno caused a sensation (“Dante’s Criticism”) • It angered the pope and church (“The Role of the Church”) • It gives in insight to life in 14th century Florence and medieval spirituality (“Dante’s Inferno) • Influenced concepts of poverty (“Dante”) • Very scandalous at the time

  4. Critical Reception Now • Every generation views it differently ("Dante's Inferno") • Commonly read throughout all levels of literature ("Dante's Fame Abroad) • Several translations • Considered a poignant and wonderfully written text (Griffiths) • Considered insight to medieval ideology

  5. Influence on Literature • Influenced the views of political, religious, and ethical thought ("Dante and English Poetry") • Paradise Lost a response to Dante's Inferno • Influenced T.S. Elliot and Shelley in the themes presented in their writings ("Dante and English Poetry") • Yeat's influenced by the character Beatrice in the novel ("Dante and English Poetry")

  6. Influence on Pop Culture • Shaped our ideas on freedom • Influenced how we view hell -Demons & servants of the devil -Heat & flames • Permeates pop culture -Which Canto do you belong in (http://www.4degreez.com/misc/dante-inferno-test.mv) • Dante's ideas on the hierarchy of sin -One sin can be worse than another

  7. Continued... • Free will • Love and loyalty -Sympathy to alduterers -Romantic love is good, but disloyalty is sin • Women as spiritual guide -Beatrice

  8. Dante and women • Women as spiritual guide • Friend of Petrarch’s father • Petrarch: sad poems about a lady • Beatrice vs. Laura

  9. Why are we so interested in hell? • Reflection of belief of whether human nature is inherently good or evil • Curiosity • Prevalence of church in society… “What not to do”

  10. Allusions to Dante’s Inferno • Tchaikovsky's symphony Francesa da Rimini • Video game Dante's Inferno • William Blake's The Wood of Self Murders • Balzac's Human Comedy • The film Se7en • “All hope abandon ye who enter here” • LOST • And many, many more • Lemony Snicket’sA Series of Unfortunate Events

  11. bibliography • "Contes Du Maroc: Reaction to Dante's Hell as Portrayed in Dante's Inferno." Contes Du Maroc. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://droachinator.blogspot.com/2008/04/reaction-to-dantes-hell-as-portrayed-in.html>. • "Dante's Inferno (1967 Film)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 04 Sept. 2012. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante's_Inferno_(1967_film)>. • http://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/dante-s-inferno-and-caesar-s-ghost-intertextuality-and-conditions-of-lAQp4GlWTx4/reaction-to-dantes-hell-as-portrayed-in.html • "Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy in Popular Culture." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 25 Apr. 2012. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri_and_the_Divine_Comedy_in_popular_culture>. • Mason-Brown, Sapphire. "References to Dante's Inferno in Popular Culture and Film." Helium. Helium, 08 Jan. 2009. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.helium.com/items/1289211-referenes-to-dantes-inferno>. • "Literary Allusion in Women of Brewster Place, Linden Hills, and Mama Day :: Biography Biographies Essays." Free Essays, Term Papers, Research Paper, and Book Report. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=12032>. • http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&safe=strict&sa=N&biw=894&bih=991&tbm=isch&tbnid=wwFDjnFpNtnGPM:&imgrefurl=http://www.amazon.com/Dantes-Inferno-Dermot-Mulroney/dp/B001ANE3AO&docid=G8yygzyuAe6VDM&imgurl=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61Hkq2HNIqL._SL500_AA300_.jpg&w=300&h=300&ei=XsqVT5atKOmLiAKrx93qCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=628&vpy=458&dur=4449&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=177&ty=129&sig=102116817820675464497&page=1&tbnh=146&tbnw=146&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:11,s:0,i:94 • http://www.thefreelibrary.com/What+might+a+modern+day+Dante's+Inferno+be+like%3F-a0174359005 • "Redirect Notice." Google. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fjennifer-mcneil-bertrand.suite101.com%2Fdantes-influence-on-the-poetry-of-ts-eliot-a294096%23ixzz1stupcOes>. • Devera, John. "The Historic Importance of Inferno, by Dante Alighieri." Helium. Helium, 05 Aug. 2008. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.helium.com/items/1138141-the-historic-importance-of-inferno-by-dante-alighieri>. • "Redirect Notice." Google. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.google.com/url?q=http://eawrap.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/se7en-dantes-influence-on-pop-culture/>.

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