HONR 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Terza Rima, Pope Boniface Viii, Guelphs And Ghibellines
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Canticle: 3 parts, allusion to song of songs in ot. E. g. magicians, diviners, and astrologers wanted to see into the future and are punished by being twisted backwards (8th circle, 4th pouch, where virgil actually belongs) Neutrals chasing empty banners for not having a cause in life. Ciacco in gluttony (3rd circle): fellow florentine, dante born before he died, dante asks why the city suffers divisions. Can"t say heaven but alludes to it. Negotiates entry into dis but is left outside. Doesn"t know who the heavenly messenger is. Gates of hell inscription in terza rima. Against papal authority (as a white guelph) Nicholas iii (simonist, 8th circle, 3rd pouch) thinks boniface died early, destined for hell. Can"t take out anything without seeming displaced. Pilgrim: utmost reverence, likens him to an athlete. Poet: places him in hell, uniquely charges him with homosexuality, a known crime in florence. Ulysses: don"t think you can guide yourself. Like early dante, distances himself from him.
