The first circle they enter is Limbo, which consists of heathen and the unbaptized, who led decent lives. He is led by the ghost of Virgil, the Roman poet, who has come to rescue Dante from the dark forest and lead him through the realms of the afterlife. The Inferno is the first of three parts of Dante’s epic poem, The Divine Comedy, which depicts an imaginary journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise.ĭante is the hero, who loses his way in the “dark woods” and journeys to nine regions arranged around the wall of a huge funnel in nine concentric circles representing Hell. In this work, Dante introduces his invention of the terza rima, or three-line stanza as well as himself as a character. He began writing it somewhere between 1307-1314 and finished it only a short while before his death in 1321, while in exile. In 1310 he writes De Monarchia presenting Dante’s case for a one-ruler world order.Īmong his works, his reputation rests on his last work, The Divine Comedy. He writes a book called De Vulgari Eloquentia explaining his idea to combine a number of Italian dialects to create a new national language. It is believed that around 1307 he interrupts his unfinished work, Convivio, a reflection of his love poetry philosophy of the Roman tradition, to begin The Comedy (later known as The Divine Comedy). They took Dante’s possessions and sentenced him to be permanently banished from Florence, threatening the death penalty upon him if he returned.ĭante spent most of his time in exile writing new pieces of literature. His career ended in 1301 when the Black Guelph and their French allies seized control of the city. Although born into a Guelph family, Dante became more neutral later in life realizing that the church was corrupt, believing it should only be involved in spiritual affairs.Īt the turn of the century, Dante rose from city councilman to ambassador of Florence.
When this change took place, the Guelphs for whom Dante’s family was associated took power. The Ghibellines were mostly supporters of the German emperor and at the time Dante was born, were relieved of their power. The Guelphs supported the church and liked to keep things as they were, unlike the Ghibellines. He entered the army as a youth and held several important positions in the Florence government during the 1290’s.ĭuring his life, Florence was divided politically between Guelphs and Ghibellines. Dante was active in the political and military life of Florence.
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