Visual Imagery in Dante’s Inferno
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A 5 page paper looking at the types of imagery used in Dante’s classic poem as well as the way they relate to the spiritual meanings of the poem. The paper concludes that Dante demonstrates in his symbolic and yet graphic imagery a desire to reform his own life and help his readers do the same. No additional sources.
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Commerce in Boccaccio's 'Decameron'
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An eleven page paper on the business practices of the Mediterranean area during the late middle ages and Renaissance, as depicted in the 'Decameron' by Giovanni Boccaccio. The paper argues that its practical, non-ideological viewpoint coupled with its strong cosmopolitan emphasis make the work seem very modern. Bibliography lists seven sources.
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Nature, Gender, and Sin in Boccaccio and Dante
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A five page work looking at Boccaccio's 'Decameron' and Dante's 'Divine Comedy' in terms of the way they illustrate the transformation of attitudes toward sexuality and sin as Western society moved from the Middle Ages into the Renaissance during the fourteenth century. No additional sources.
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Boccaccio's 'Decameron'
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A 3 page essay that examines how the ribald tales of Giovanni Boccaccio in his fourteenth century book, The Decameron, reflected the changing social structure brought about by the Black Death and also foreshadowed the intellectual freedom which would develop as part of the Renaissance. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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'Hamlet' vs. 'The Prince' / The Dane & The Italian
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A 5 page paper comparing Machiavelli's 'Prince' and Shakespeare's 'Prince Hamlet.' The writer feels that both works represented important changing points in world culture. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 2princes.rtf

'Women Poets of the Italian Renaissance'
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This 3 page paper examines the collection of poetry 'Women Poets of the Italian Renaissance.' Bibliography lists 1 source.
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“Dante’s Purgatorio”
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A five page paper which looks at Dante’s ethical premises in the Purgatorio, and the way in which he uses mythological and historical figures in order to demonstrate the complexities of human behaviour, and their progress towards rationality and the control of passion and instinct. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JLdantepurg.wps

“The concept of fortune in Machiavelli’s The Prince”
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A five page paper which looks at Machiavelli’s perspective on the importance of good and bad fortune in politics, and the way in which a skilful statesman should have the ability to make use of, but not reply upon, the fortuitous events which might occur in his career. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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“The Leopard” by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
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A 4 page review of the book “The Leopard” by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. No additional sources cited.
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