Tag Archives: Dante

“Citizen Kane” Foretells Trump

“Citizen Kane” is Trump’s favorite movie. It matches up only too well with his presidency.

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Art Points the Way to Heaven

Dante saw art as essential to salvation. Religious doctrine and moral reasoning, while important, were not enough.

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Do Not Let Your Anger Drown You

Many Trump supporters are consumed by anger. Dante shows how they construct their own hells in the process.

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Trump as a Gibbering Ice Giant

For those expecting a coherent debate out of Trump tonight, check out the ice giant Nimrod in Dante’s “Inferno.” We can expect the same incoherence from the president.

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The Dark World of the Suicidal

The suicide della Vigna in Dante’s Wood of Suicides is a noble man who, however, has lost touch with God.

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Does Lit Lead to Illicit Sex?

Dante’s beautifully tragic account of Paolo and Francesca captures–as many great works do–the dangers of total absorption in a relationship.

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In a Dark Time, Beowulf Was My Virgil

If Dante had his Virgil, I have Beowulf. Both poets helped up negotiate dark times.

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Better Living through Virgil

When lost in deep depression, Dante turns to his favorite author, Virgil, to help him out.

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Black Lives Matter Changes the Canon

Black Lives Matter is getting some professors to rethink works they had previously defended

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