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A Life Lived Publicly
A Life Lived Publiclyby Michael DoyleWe walk through life brisklyThinking thoughts ironicallyAbout a life lived publiclyWhen it cannot be lived privatelyThere are eyes most everywhereAs the cameras blink and others stareIt only works if we live comfortablyWith the feeling we’re … Continue reading
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Dante – The Divine Comedy, Canto XXX
In Canto XXX of The Divine Comedy, Dante and Virgil have survived the depths of hell and ascend to the Mountain of Purgatory which is on a displaced rock that resulted from Satan’s fall creating Hell. The mountain’s seven terraces correspond … Continue reading
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Tagged Dante, Harvard Classics, Purgatory, Sins, Terraces, The Divine Comedy
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Divine Comedy – Dante
Aloha Promises Forever has previously discussed both Dante and his major work The Divine Comedy. Please refer back to these previous postings to gain a greater understanding of this work. On this post, we will discuss thematic concerns. Thematically, it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Allergory, Canto, Dante, Harvard Classics, Holy Trinity, Mathematics, Numerology, The Divine Comedy
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Thought For the Day: No Matter Where We Begin Our Destination Is Up To Us
“The path to paradise begins in hell.” – Dante Alighieri How is that for a bright and cheerful message? Reality? It is. Why? Because you see hell is separation from God. From there it is our choices. We can either … Continue reading
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Tagged Allegory, Dante, Hell, Paradise, The Divine Comedy, Thought For the Day
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Divine Comedy – Dante
The Divine Comedy was begun by The Supreme Poet, Dante Alighieri in 1308 and completed in 1320. It is one of the greatest works in world literature and considered the preeminent piece of Italian literature. Written in the Tuscan language and divided … Continue reading
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Tagged Allegory, Aquinas, Christian, Dante, Epic, Harvard Classics, Italain, Poem, Poetry, Summa Theologica, The Divine Comedy
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