Dante’s Inferno Cantos I, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, XVII, XVIII and XXXIV & Background

Dante Alighieri: Background Dante – Born 1265 Dante – Born 1265 Florence, Italy – Italian City-State Florence, Italy – Italian City-State Dolce Stil Nuovo – “The New Sweet Style” Dolce Stil Nuovo – “The New Sweet Style” The Battle of Campaldino – 1289 The Battle of Campaldino – 1289  Florentine Guelphs victorious over the Ghibellines

Dante Alighieri: Background Pope Boniface VIII Pope Boniface VIII Guelphs – Spilt into two factions. – Dante is exiled from Florence Guelphs – Spilt into two factions. – Dante is exiled from Florence The Divine Comedy The Divine Comedy Vernacular Vernacular Terza Rima Terza Rima Beatrice Portinari Beatrice Portinari The Number Three The Number Three

Charon at the River Acheron

The Thieves Tormented by Serpents

Violent in The Rain of Fire

Canto I: The Dark Wood of Error Lost the “true way.” Lost the “true way.” Dawn Dawn The 3 beasts The 3 beasts  Leopard  Lion  She-Wolf Virgil Virgil

Canto III – The Vestibule Those with no Allegiance. Those with no Allegiance. Banners and Bees Banners and Bees “Abandon All Hope..” “Abandon All Hope..” Acheron Acheron Charon Charon

Canto IV - Limbo Virtuous Pagans Virtuous Pagans A Bottomless Abyss A Bottomless Abyss Sighs of Desire Sighs of Desire The Citadel of Light and Reason The Citadel of Light and Reason The Four Poets The Four Poets  Homer  Ovid  Horace  Lucan

Canto V – The Carnal Minos Minos Lust Lust Swirling Winds Swirling Winds Dido, Paris, Tristan Dido, Paris, Tristan Paolo and Francesca Paolo and Francesca Dante Swoons Dante Swoons

Canto VI Cerberus Cerberus Gluttony Gluttony Putrid Slush Putrid Slush Ciacco Ciacco  The Hog  Political Prophecy

Canto VII Circle 4 Circle 4  The Hoarders  The Wasters  Plutus  Clashing weights Circle 5  The Wrathful  The Sullen  The swamp of Styx  Fighting in Slime  Gurgling underneath  End of Upper Hell

Canto VIII Circle 5 Circle 5  The River Styx  The Wrathful  Phlegyas  Filippo Argenti Circle 6  The City of Dis  Iron Gate  Flames  Fallen Angels

Canto IX Circle Six Circle Six  Trapped  Three Furies  Medusa  The Eternal Messenger  The Heretics  The Fiery Morgue

Canto XVII Circle Seven – round 3 Circle Seven – round 3 Geryon Geryon  Giant Flying Lizard Beast The Usurers The Usurers  Violent Against Nature  Sitting in a burning plain next to a cliff  Staring at their purses Fly down on the back of Geryon Fly down on the back of Geryon

Canto XVIII Circle 8 – Malebolge – 10 bolgia Circle 8 – Malebolge – 10 bolgia Bolgia 1 Bolgia 1  Panderers and Seducers  Whipped by horned demons Bolgia 2 Bolgia 2  The Flatterers  Writing in a pit of excrement  They are full of ______________!

Malebolge

Canto XXXIV - Cocytus Judecca Judecca Treachery Treachery Ice Ice Judas, Brutus, Cassius Judas, Brutus, Cassius Satan Satan The Winds The Winds Center of the Earth Center of the Earth