The World of Dante

This website is interesting to explore. It not only contains a gallery, with illustrations inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy, but also maps Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, and music mentioned in Purgatorio and Paradiso. It also includes a timeline that is useful for keeping up with Dr. Clemente's references to the different people Dante refers to. The sections (Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso) also include the three books in total (Italian on the left, English on the right, as in our books). It also includes additional information on the three books, such as the terms used in each, as well as an interactive map of Hell under the Inferno section. While this information does not go into as much depth as the notes in the back of our books, I find some of it useful in conjunction with our text.

Little Nicky: Hitler's Fate

This movie gets alot of its ideas from Dante and I can't help but always think of this scene when we are discussing how the punishment fits the crime.  I know it is a little inappropriate but I find it hilarious.  There are several other comedic references to the punishment the sinners in this movie.

Images from Dante

I am reading this incredibly fast.  I am fascinated!  This image is from Canto 32.  It is the Ninth Circle, first ring.  I love these images.  There are more at this website which focuses on the work of Gustave Dore'.

The Art of Courtly Love

This website talks about not only the history of courtly love, but also the troubadours, and the "rules" of courtly love. The Art of Courtly Love is on Google Books, so you can view almost all of it there. These are the rules that were applied in Eleanor of Aquitaine's time, and were considered when Chretien de Troyes was writing his tales of Arthurian legend.