The Illiad In Dante's Inferno

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English

 

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Kathleen B

 

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August 7, 2011

 

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Dante's infatuation with the Iliad is clearly illustrated in his Divine Comedy. Dante introduces Homer early in the Inferno. After the writer passes the gates of Hell and safely crosses the Acheron he is in the most comfortable section of Hell. Homer, along with other virtuous pagans(those who were not enlightened by Christ's appearance on earth) and unbaptised children are there...
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Homer is spending eternity with philosophers, poets, and writers. The first circle has light and a sense of comfort, two things it doesn't share with any other level of Hell. The only torture Homer has to endure is the lack of hope for salvation. Dante's next stop (after his confrontation with Minos) is the second circle where the carnal are relegated...
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