This type of narration is referred to as epic poetry. One of the main things that I drew from this poem, regarding its epic content, was that every aspect of Aeneas' journey seemed to aim at a desired end, which was for him to lead his people to Italy. Having made this connection of epic poetry from Aeneid, It was easy for me to realize the same connection in Inferno. ... In the poem, Dante's fate is in the hand of God. ... In the poem Inferno, the spirit refers to Dante's departed wife, Beatrice whom is in heaven. ...

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During the rule of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus, a man by the name of Publius Vergilius Maro (known as Virgil in English) wrote one of the most widely read epic poems. The poem is named the Aeneid. ... Parallels can be seen in the shield descriptions of the two classic epic poems. ... Therefore, the shield seems to be addressing the present state of the epic poem. ... By analyzing the shield scenes of the two epic poems, the Iliad and the Aeneid, many similarities as well as differences can be distinguished. ...

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Since Virgil's epic does not go near these events in the time span the epic covers, the reader has to rely upon hearing about these important subjects through the prophecies that are references throughout the story. ... Virgil's promise of delivering an Augustan epic was clearly on his mind when he started to write The Aeneid, just as clearly as the references to Augustus were propaganda. The one thing I believe though is that Virgil did not consider these allusions critical to his poem. ... He wanted to use his epic to be read by his contemporaries and after reading it, they would...

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In the epic "Dante's Inferno," " by Dante Alighieri, no scene of violence exists for its own sake. Dante Alighieri's epic confronts the reader and audience with a sense of violence, portrayed like no other. ... The majority of the imagery used in the poem is meant to scare the readers and send chilling thoughts into their minds. ... Another example of violence that is shown in the epic is in the first ring of the seventh circle of hell. ... In the epic Dante's Inferno, by Dante Alighieri, no scene of violence exists for its own sake. ...

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It's true that Aeneas' wanderings in the beginning of the poem are reminiscent of the same perils that Odysseus faced on his journey home to Ithaca, such as Aeneas' encounter with the Harpies (3:245) and the Cyclopes (3:760). ... At first all of these similarities may appear to be a poorly veiled appropriation of Homer's epics, but that is far from the actual purpose of Virgil's epic. ... However, as Anchises describes "the glory that awaits the Trojan race," (6:896) it becomes clear that this poem is anything but a piracy of Homer's epic. ...

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That is the reason why not many men in this poem shy away from battle and keep on fighting. A character that is depicted in the poem as being courageous is Pallas. ... Turnus shows his feelings in the poem after he slays Pallas and gives his speech. ... Virgil glorified war throughout the whole poem and felt it necessary to write about it. ... He never had to face the hardships of war and that could very well be the reason of why I feel he glorifies this epic poem of war. ...

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As a particularly poignant moment in the poem Vergil employs Homeric allusion for the sake of adding striking detail to the scene. ... Further to both themes is Acron's depiction as "infelix" again an epic epithet and once more it suggests that luck is a major factor in the episode. ... Other examples include the Greek accusative "paeana" perhaps picking up Achilles speech to the Greeks after the death of Hector in Iliad 22.365 a particularly apt epic reference in this instance. ... Perhaps it is just a result of the latter stages of the Vergilian epic having firmer roots or coincidenc...

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This poem is allegorical record of Dante's quest to overcome sin and find God. ... Dante starts the poem trapped in the shadows of his own sin and this is his quest to find light. ... Dante's poetic side and adoration for an epic love, clouds his sense of reason. ... As the poem progresses we see Dante the Pilgrim and Dante the Poet becoming more and more similar. ...

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The summary laid out by the opening of Book I has an enormous effect on the rest of the poem. ... The opening introduction allows the rest of the poem to focus on the travels and adventures of Aeneas. ... This proves to be how the rest of the poem is laid out. ... Book one is a dense collection of information that sets the framework for the rest of the poem. ... We are given the outline of the entire epic in the first forty nine lines. ...

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Inferno (Italian for "hell"), is the first part of Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem "The Divine Comedy." ... In the poem, Hell is depicted as nine circles of suffering located within the Earth. ... The poem starts on Maundy Thursday in the year 1300. ...

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Eliot created the expectation that this poem would be about facing fears, even though the answers to his question are unknown. ... However, the poem did not live up to those expectations. ... Alfred Prufrock, the reader expects some sense of romanticism in the poem; Prufrock did everything to avoid such thing. ... Epic and biblical heroes will serve Dante as models; Prufrock, who pales in comparison even to Hamletic Guido, sees himself as a caricature of both. ... Throughout the poem, Prufrock remains trapped in his own mind, constantly going back and forth between decision and indecision. ...

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Virgil is able to demonstrate this struggle between piety and furor through distinct passages throughout the poem. ... Early in the poem Aeneas is repeatedly called "pious Aeneas", and there are many occurrences of his reverence. ... Virgil also uses the passage with Hercules and Cacus to illustrate one of the underlying themes of the poem. ... Turnus does not show piety throughout his appearance in the poem. ... As the poem comes to a close, Aeneas becomes the most infuriated that he does throughout the entire epic. ...

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In the classic tragic epic poem of The Aeneid, duty is all that matters, and all other tasks, peoples and plans are secondary, to the ultimate goal of completion of that duty. ... The poems end all comes down to a duel, a fierce duel to the death between Aeneas and Turnus. ...

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Virgil condones war for the sake of his patron, Augustus Caesar, whose recent victory at Actium, three years before the creation of Virgil's epic, had quelled the rebellion of the Roman commander Marcus Antonius. ... But, in one of a few areas of the poem that lacks consistency (Virgil never lived to fully complete his epic), Juno declares that she wishes to "quit these battles which I so detest.... " Unfortunately for the Trojans, Paris, the adulterous and effeminate Trojan prince of the Epic Cycle, is often used as an example of his race as an insult to the Trojans and their l...

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The Inferno is epic that is about a telling of Dante through his Journey throughout Hell while being guided by Virgil. In the poem, Hell is shown as nine circles of suffering depending on what you did and serves as different levels of punishment and along in this journey, Dante understands the soul towards God along with the Inferno describing the nine circles of hell being Lucifer, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud, and treasury as he explores hell and meets different people along the way. ...

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The first part of Dante Alighieri's epic poem Divine Comedy, also known as Inferno, tells about the spiritual pilgrimage of Dante from Hell to Purgatory (Fiero 148). The Roman poet Virgil, who guides Dante through hell, acts as the symbol of reason and studies the varieties of human sin (Sayre 441)...

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Yet what is Chaucer's purpose in the House of Fame, and how does the combat between the Virgilian and Ovidian tradition that creates the three-faced Aeneas of Book I fit into the unity of the poem? ... Reading the inscription that he sees on a brass tablet in the temple, Geffrey', Chaucer's dreamer/narrator, recalls the opening lines of the Aeneid: I wol now say, if I kan, The armes and also the man That first came, thorgh his destanee, Fugityfe of Troy contree, In Itayle with ful coche pyne, Unto the strondes of Lavyne (ll. 143-48) The inscription strictly follo...

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