Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: Dante's Inspiration

  1. #1
    Passionate reader jakic.j's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Location
    Serbia, Belgrade
    Posts
    4

    Dante's Inspiration

    Hello everybody!

    I have read the 'Inferno'. It is really Magnificent work. I have, though, a problem in finding 'the Purgatory' but I'm sure I'll get it somehow. Now, let me ask you a question, does ANYBODY know where Dante got the inspiration to write the entire 'Divine Comedy'. If anybody knows answer to this question, I would ask him to answer me.

    Jovan Jakic

  2. #2
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Posts
    3
    My impression is that it's equal parts personal reconnection to his religion and his desire for revenge against people who wronged him, most notably exiling him from Florence.

  3. #3
    Registered User Blutiful's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Posts
    2
    It may be true to a certain degree. The text contains many political references concerning Dante's own time and native land. It does not only a reflection towards the ones who wronged Dante but also the Italians. One has to know at least a few things about their history to grasp the meaning between the lines.

Similar Threads

  1. Dante's Inferno Test - Impurity, Sin... and Damnation
    By woeful painter in forum Forum Games
    Replies: 31
    Last Post: 05-01-2012, 01:56 PM
  2. Edmond Dantes' concept of justice
    By RoronoaZoro in forum The Count of Monte Cristo
    Replies: 35
    Last Post: 01-11-2010, 10:56 AM
  3. DANTE's Divine Comedies: Inferno
    By karibug99 in forum Inferno
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 08-14-2008, 03:59 PM
  4. More On: Dante's Vision and Mine
    By Ron Price in forum Alighieri, Dante
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 01-26-2007, 06:06 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •