Dante Alighieri: Background ?? Dante Dante –– Born 1265 Born 1265 ?? Florence, Italy Florence, Italy –– Italian City-State Italian City-State ?? Dolce Stil Nuovo Dolce Stil Nuovo ––““ The New Sweet Style The New Sweet Style ””?? The Battle of The Battle of Campaldino Campaldino –– 1289 1289 ?? Florentine Guelphs Florentine Guelphs victorious over the victorious over the Ghibellines Ghibellines Dante Alighieri: Background ?? Pope Boniface VIII Pope Boniface VIII ?? Guelphs Guelphs –– Spilt into Spilt into two factions. two factions. –– Dante Dante is exiled from is exiled from Florence Florence ?? The edy The edy ?? 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 Lost the ““ true way. true way. ””?? Dawn Dawn ?? The 3 beasts The 3 beasts ?? Leopard Leopard ?? Lion Lion ?? She-Wolf She-Wolf ?? Virgil Virgil Canto III – The Vestibule ?? Those with no Those with no Allegiance. 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 The Citadel of Light and Reason Reason ?? The Four Poets The Four Poets ?? Homer Homer ?? Ovid Ovid ?? Horace Horace ?? Lucan 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 ?? o o ?? The Hog The Hog ?? Political Prophecy Political Prophecy
