experience than traditional theatre” ~ (Artmedia Publishing in Zen Zen Zo’s “The Tempest” Teacher’s Notes) “…Then you realise that theatre is a more personal experience.” (Stephen Atkins‚ Dante’s Inferno Director) After viewing Zen Zen Zo’s physical theatre reincarnation of the philosophical poem‚ Inferno by Dante Alighieri ‚ it was clear that the combinations of various dramatic languages ultimately enhanced both the mood and symbolism of this live performance. These dramatic languages include the
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topic everywhere we look – in television shows‚ in movies‚ in our everyday lives‚ and even in books. Our own portrayal of life after death comes from others’ perceptions that stick with us. In literature‚ this is no different. In Dante Alighieri’s Inferno‚ we are exposed to one of the more unique views of the underworld that has ever been published. This view‚ however‚ was not completely original. It is‚ instead‚ based upon a foundation that can be found in two earlier books: Homer’s the Odyssey and
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Dante Essay 5/28/2014 Dante’s Inferno The Inferno by Dante Alighieri written around the fourteenth century depicts the three sins; treachery‚ greed‚ and violence which are relevant in today’s society. In our world and Dante’s violence‚ greed‚ and treachery or treason are all viewed similar and are punished in similar ways. For example‚ someone who is guilty of greed in today’s society is not punished by a law but is punished mentally by the community. In Dante’s Inferno‚ they are placed deeper into
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Voltaire Today France is known as as a place of beauty and democracy. The France that can be seen today is a result of the French Revolution and the many writers that protested their government. One example of a revolutionary writers is Voltaire. Voltaire’s childhood and his multiple exiles influenced why and what he wrote. Voltaire’s career in writing was made possible by his childhood and the rest of his early life. He was born into an upper class family in November of 1694. His father was a well-to-do
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He tries to relate it to Dante’s Inferno stating that the nine lines of the poem are symbolic of the nine circles of hell. He also tries to relate it to Inferno by pointing out that the larger portion of the poem is about fire‚ much like the upper circles of The Inferno‚ and that the smaller portion‚ the one about hatred and ice‚ is smaller‚ and structured lower in the poem‚ mirroring that of The Inferno.(Serio 218) While he does make some good points‚ for the majority
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natural order God has decreed for man. Because man cannot know God’s purposes‚ he cannot complain about his position in the Great Chain of Being (ll.33-34) and must accept that "Whatever IS‚ is RIGHT" (l.292)‚ a theme that was satirized by Voltaire in Candide (1759).[1] More than any other work‚ it popularized optimistic philosophy throughout England and the rest of Europe. Pope’s Essay on Man and Moral Epistles were designed to be the parts of a system of ethics which he wanted to express in poetry.
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to allow the reader to follow along on the journey. The idea that God is perfect is developed very early in the poems. In Inferno‚ it is emphasized that God’s decisions as to where these people should be is final and should not be argued. “May you weep and wail to all eternity‚ for I know you‚ hell-dog‚ filthy as you are (The Inferno‚ Canto VIII).” The people in the Inferno are there for a reason‚ and Dante should not feel bad for them. Dante sees God in Canto XXXIII of The Paradiso‚ and describes
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One of the most fascinating parts in the Divine Comedy‚ is the Inferno‚ for its aesthetic beauty‚ its poetry and the awakening in a high literature context‚ of popular anxieties‚ such as the relation with death and sin‚ and the dominant figure of Satan and the devils. Demonology is a study that fascinates a lot of scholars‚ because of its importance both on the level of popular culture and high
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Dante Alighieri wrote The Divine Comedy‚ an epic poem which was split into three parts: The Inferno (Hell)‚ Purgatorio (Purgatory)‚ and Paradiso (Paradise). The Divine Comedy is a religious allegory‚ which teaches a moral lesson. The Inferno is a telling of Dante’s journey through the nine circles of Hell. He begins his journey through Hell on Good Friday and ends on Easter Sunday. This symbolizes the journey of Jesus‚ crucified on Good Friday‚ where he descended into Hell and resurrected to live
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correlation between the murder and the punishments seen in Dante’s Inferno. Then Reverend Talbot‚ who was paid by the Harvard Corporation to write against Dante‚ was found dead in an underground cemetery‚ buried up to his waist upside down‚ his feet burnt. Members of the Dante Club‚ a group of poets translating The Divine Comedy from Italian into English‚ notice the parallels between the murders and the punishments detailed in Dante’s Inferno. The club‚ including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow‚ Oliver Wendell
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