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By Chris Miller Alec Frisvold Eric Zheng

DANTE ALIGHIERI : "Dante and Shakespeare divide the modern world between them. There is no third.” (“Dante Alighieri, Poet, Spiritual Writer.”). By Chris Miller Alec Frisvold Eric Zheng. Early Life. Born in 1265 in Florence, Italy

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  1. DANTE ALIGHIERI:"Dante and Shakespeare divide the modern world between them. There is no third.”(“Dante Alighieri, Poet, Spiritual Writer.”) By Chris Miller Alec Frisvold Eric Zheng

  2. Early Life • Born in 1265 in Florence, Italy • Into family that supported Guelphs (political party in Italy) • Guelphs supported Pope • Against Ghebillins for control of Florence • Ghebillins supported German emperor • Mother was Bella degli Abati • Died when he was 7 • Father was Alighiero di Bellincione d'Alighiero • Died in 1280s • Brunetto Latini, influential political figure, became father figure

  3. Early Life (cont’d) • At age 12 he was promised to his future wife:, Gemma Donati, who was 10 years old. • At age 9 he had already fallen in love with Folco Portinari's daughter Bici (he called her Beatrice), who was also 9 years old. • Had 4 children with Gemma Donati • Jacopo, Pietro, Giovanni and Antonia

  4. Personal Life • Married in 1285 and began family • Had 3 children • Fought at Battle of Campaldino at age 24 • Guelphs vs. Ghebillins • Exiled from Florence in 1302 • Pope Boniface VIII allowed for “Blacks” (faction of Guelphs that more supported Papacy) to exile White (more moderate faction) leadership, who Dante was a part of • Never returned to Florence • By this time served as a statesman, poet, and language theorist

  5. Personal Life (cont’d) • In 1319 moved from Verona to Ravenna • where he completed the Paradiso • where he died in 1321. • Buried in Church of San Pier Maggiore

  6. Career as Poet • Most influenced by Guido Cavalcanti ("Dante Alighieri.” plato.stanford.edu.) • Reknowned for natural philosophy • Wrote the canzone (Italian ballad), “Donna mi prega” deals with “radical Aristotelianism” • Purpose was to describe experience of love • Vita Nuova • Describes Dante’s love for Beatrice • Goes into his passion and “fiery accidents” of love ("Dante Alighieri.” plato.stanford.edu)

  7. Career as Poet (cont’d) • IL Convivio • More about being noble and knight-like (resisting temptation) rather than being swept up by emotion (“Dante Alighieri, Poet, Spiritual Writer.”) • Collection of his longest poems and unfinished allegorical commentary • De Vulgari Eloquentia • Focuses on the use of vernacular (everyday language or native language) in poetry • Not just Latin • In Dante’s case, he wrote it in Italian instead

  8. Influences on the Divine Comedy • Religious influences • Bitterness over Pope Boniface may have influenced his messianic sense of imperial authority (“Dante Alighieri” kirjasto.sci.fi.) • Beatific vision definition: the direct knowledge of God enjoyed by the blessed in heaven • This is what Dante seeks in his Divine Comedy • Romantic influences • Beatrice Portinari and Dante met twice during their lives (she died at 24 in 1290s). These encounters are separated by periods of nine years • Corresponds with Dante’s use of 3 and multiples of 3 in his works, and is also derived from the Holy Trinity (“Beatrice Portinari.”) • Beatrice served as ultimate symbol of salvation in the Comedy (“Dante Alighieri.” en.wikipedia.org.)

  9. Influences on the Divine Comedy (cont’d) • Romantic influences (cont’d) • Dante expresses “courtly love” for Beatrice. • She is seen as savior that removes all evil temptations from him • In Paradiso, Beatrice is the incarnation of beatific love and becomes Dante’s new guide. • As her name suggests, she leads him to beatific vision (“Beatrice Portinari”)

  10. Influences on the Divine Comedy (cont’d) • Influential people: • Guido Cavalcanti for ideas of love, poetry, and natural philosophy • Aristotle for ideals. Dante cited many of his works. • Thomas Aquinas for his derivation of the Ethics • Virgil, who is a poet that acts as a guide in the Divine Comedy

  11. Works Cited • “Wetherbee, Winthrop. "Dante Alighieri.” plato.stanford.edu. 18 Dec. 2009. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2011 Edition). 23 Apr. 2012 <http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2011/entries/dante/> • Petri Liukkonen. “Dante Alighieri.” kirjasto.sci.fi. 2008. Books and Writers. 23 Apr. 2012 <http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/dante.htm>. • “Dante Alighieri.” en.wikipedia.org. 23 Apr. 2012. Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 24 Apr. 2012 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri>. • “Beatrice Portinari.” en.wikipedia.org. 4 Mar. 2012. Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 24 Apr. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_Portinari> • James E. Kiefer. “Dante Alighieri, Poet, Spiritual Writer.” justus.anglican.org. 29 August 1999 Biographical sketches of memorable Christians of the past. 24 Apr. 2012 <http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/244.html>.

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