Canto General

In Inferno Canto VII, Dante and Virgil enter the fourth circle and are “greeted” by Plutus who guards the entrance to this circle. Plutus is denying them passage but Virgil shuts the creature down with some words. Dante yells when he notices a trench begin to form causing a ring in that circle. Inside that ring there are two groups of people. They are pushing heaving weights along, indignantly and in agony. The two groups crash into each other halfway through the circle then turn around and walk

Formal Ending is Needed Lord Byron's chief masterpiece is probably the comic epic Don Juan, which occupied its author from 1818 until nearly the end of his life (Trueblood 14-15). The sheer length of the poem is in itself impressive; its seventeen cantos take Juan through a variety of adventures, including the famous affair with Donna Julia, the sojourn with Haidee, experiences in Turkey and later in Russia as a slave, and finally episodes in England among high society (Boyd 22-30). Remarkably, however

Make Florence Great Again Dante Alighieri lived during a time of various warring political sides and became strongly involved in politics as much as his education and writing. He was then exiled by the unstable political climate but remained determined to contribute to Florence’s well being through his writing of the epic poem, The Inferno, attempting to cleanse corrupt figures, who he believed contributed no positive aspects to Florence, by putting them in certain places of his Hell. He creates

sensitivity to the sights and sounds of nature, and his infinite store of knowledge allow him to capture and draw the reader into the realm of the terrestrial hell. In Canto 6, the Gluttons; Canto 13, the Violent Against Themselves; and Canto 23, the Hypocrites; Dante excels in his detailed portrayal of the supernatural world of hell. In each canto, Dante combines his mastery of language with his sensitivity to the sights and sounds of nature to set the stage. He then reinforces the image with examples that

these two religions to continue on spiritual journeys of their own because they too are prone to benefit from spiritual growth and development. This is supported by quotes such as, “So may God grant you, reader, the benefit from reading of my poem…” (Canto XX, 457). Although similar in the fact that both their main characters grow and experience change, it is necessary to first understand that

The Cultural Conflict of Hugh Selwyn Mauberley      By imitating writing styles of ancient poets, Ezra Pound exhibited his attitude toward modern civilization, and his famous poem, Hugh Selwyn Mauberley, is the stereotype. In this poem, Pound revealed his disagreement with industrial society. The poem is an imitation of other old poetic styles, or epic style; however, it presents ironic meaning. To fully understand Pound's divergence from modern culture, the ways of presenting his position

“La Canzone del Piave” (The Piave’s song) was arguably the best example among the songs, as Bubola defined them, “imposed from above” (Bubola, 2015) The song, which has kept intact its popularity until today, is able to narrate the war in its entirety in few verses. Through the tune it is indeed possible to identify the beginning of the war, the early and clamorous Italian Army defeat of Caporetto and the final victory too. But that was also one of the most glaring examples of manipulation of fact

Sumayyah is a very interesting person. She was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and she was the first person in her family to be born in America. She has a large family with 8 siblings (not including herself). Her family is from South Africa, but her race is mixed with many European nationalities such as Ireland and England. Sumayyah is an English enthusiast. “I love writing for fun. I am even writing my own book.” Funny, talented, and creative are three words that best describe Sumayyah’s bubbly

Opera in the Romantic Period was a time when opera changed drastically, especially in the country of Italy. The recognition of singers as being important, almost irreplaceable, in the art of “bel canto” opera changed the idea of a vocalist in opera forever. A singer’s voice was prized and Italian composers, like Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini wrote operas and works to showcase the voice, it’s color, range and agility. These Italian composers were moving away from the normal style of composition

crucial love-plight without a single word of dialogue, which is not very reasonable for opera. Happily ignoring Scott’s need to move the plot along, Donizetti gives lovers, Lucia and Edgardo, a dreamy love duet theme, which breathes the essence of bel canto romantic love.12 In addition, Lucia’s actions in the operatic mad scene, spur from this passage: The next evening, the physicians said, would be the crisis of her malady. It proved so; for although she awoke from her trance with some appearance