The suicide della Vigna in Dante’s Wood of Suicides is a noble man who, however, has lost touch with God.
Tag Archives: Inferno
The Dark World of the Suicidal
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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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The Good Place & Dante’s Inferno
The show “The Good Place” provides insight into Dante’s Inferno.
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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?
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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Lit as a Survival Toolkit
Thursday Friend and occasional guest blogger Carl Rosin alerted me to a heartfelt Commonweal article by an English professor describing how literature helped her confront and work through childhood abuse. Cassandra Nelson’s difficult history leads to some remarkable insights into trigger warnings, which she opposes. Nelson’s view on trigger warnings is pretty much my own […]
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