When lost in deep depression, Dante turns to his favorite author, Virgil, to help him out.
Tag Archives: Dante
Better Living through Virgil
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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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The Good Place & Dante’s Inferno
The show “The Good Place” provides insight into Dante’s Inferno.
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Dante Weighs In on Trumpian Sins
Continuing assessing Trump by Dante’s criteria, he qualifies for a number of the pits in the violence and fraud circles of Inferno.
Trump & Inferno’s 9 Circles–Pick One
If Trump were to be assigned to one of Dante’s nine circles of hell, where would he end up? I set forth the possibilities.
What Awaits COVID Grafters
Grafters with their eyes on the Coronavirus Relief Plan will have a special place (Circle 8, Ditch 5) in Dante’s “Inferno.”
Neruda: Let’s All Stop for a Moment
In “Keeping Quiet,” Neruda offers us a powerful challenge in the face of the world’s horrors: what if the entire world were to observe a moment of stillness?
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Homer, Virgil & Dante Visit the Afterlife
In my Representative Masterpieces course, I conclude with Dante’s “Inferno,” where we see sinners creating their own hells.
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Dante on Income Inequality
Dante puts those who exacerbate income inequality in his fourth circle of hell.
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