Dante Alighieri: The Divine Comedy

Durante degli Alighieri, mononymously referred to as Dante (/ˈdænti/, US /ˈdɑːnteɪ/; Italian: [ˈdante]; c1265--1321), was an Italian poet, prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, and political thinker. He is best known for the monumental epic poem Commedia, later named La divina commedia (Divine Comedy), considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature.
In Italy he is known as il Sommo Poeta ("the Supreme Poet") or just il Poeta. Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio are also known as "the three fountains" or "the three crowns". Dante is also called the "Father of the Italian language".
The Divine Comedy (Italian: Divina Commedia) is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative and allegorical vision of the afterlife is a culmination of the medieval world-view as it had developed in the Western Church. It helped establish the Tuscan dialect, in which it is written, as the standardized Italian language. It is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.
On the surface, the poem describes Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven; but at a deeper level, it represents allegorically the soul's journey towards God. At this deeper level, Dante draws on medieval Christian theology and philosophy, especially Thomistic philosophy and the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas. Consequently, the Divine Comedy has been called "the Summa in verse."
The work was originally simply titled Comedìa and was later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio. The first printed edition to add the word divine to the title was that of the Venetian humanist Lodovico Dolce, published in 1555 by Gabriele Giolito de' Ferrari.
This audio collection contains a treasury of 100 classic books and includes info on the life and times of the author, the theme of the book, the characters, the story outline, a concise yet detailed abridgement of the story and a discussion of the values that make each book one of the great classical works of literature.
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Excellent talk. 23:00 “Some sinners are so evil, their Soul goes to Hell before they time.” Lol. Thx for posting.

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[@isaiahhoward8768]

Roses are Red, violets are blue, there's always a Dante in heaven before you.

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[@rtt1961]

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[@TheKenaynay]

Thank you for posting this. It helped me so much with my Dante report that I have to give a 20 MINUTE TALK over tomorrow morning. Haha.

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[@ParekoiRSL]

can you explain Devine comedy as a Christian Allegory?

[@jessejames9149]

Devil May Cry brought me here!

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it's informative but some parts are skipped or not given meaning or its corresponding consequences. but over all, it's a thumbs up :D

[@touros69]

this stuff is great:how I came across this,well I was actually watching a movie and this guy picked up a book,I rewinded the movie paused zoomed and walla here I am.by the way the movie was nine miles down.

[@LyricoAlchimista]

i thought Dante was studied only in Italy

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[@swexaa]

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[@ElevatedLevetator]

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[@magnet8185]

metaphors. that represent inner termoil and resentment. like Ptsd but for failing as people. also metal is cool so don't worry about it son.

[@brodouglasop]

The Roman Catholic Church does not teach the doctrine of Limbo. In 2005 the Church’s International Theological Commission said limbo reflected an “unduly restrictive view of salvation.” Pope Benedict XVI supported publication of the document. The notion of Limbo has been rejected by the Church.

[@kevintrujillo8777]

St Thomas Aquinas didn't think this way..

[@brodouglasop]

Further, the Roman Catholic Church does NOT teach that only those who are explicitly Christian will be gifted with the vision of God; the notion was explicitly rejected by the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) in the document Nostra Aetate (1965).

[@thearc558]

Guilty.

[@ashleydavidek3225]

That stuff about Muhammad around the 22 minute mark is astonishingly narrow and vague. Im pretty sure I know who this narrator votes for. Lol

[@asolomon9041]

Good talk if you don’t count the speakers opinions on western religion. There is a true lack of understanding in both the western and eastern religions from this speaker.

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that's the prophet mohammed story but it's not look like this write in you tube prophet mohammed israa and meraaj story

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what?

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[@DantesDX]

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