ITALIAN 42A Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: De Vulgari Eloquentia, Terza Rima, Convivio
Document Summary
Dante alighieri (florence 1265 - ravenna 1321) Vita nova is a collection of poems with prose; describes how he falls in love with. Political activity in florence; conflict with the faction supported by boniface vlll; exile in 1302. Could have been burned alive (not uncommon back then) Other works: de vulgari eloquentia; convivio; monarchia. The divine comedy is 1 poem in 3 parts (canticles) 100 cantos; each canticle has 33 cantos except inferno which has 34. Simple fraud and treachery are the two types of fraud. Treachery is committed against someone who has reasons to trust you. Trust is important because it builds community; also, the foundation of justice is trust. There are 4 subcategories of treachery: against family, political parties, guests, and benefactors. Terza rima is the rhyme scheme of the divine comedy. Virgil is dante"s guide through hell and purgatory. A poet that lived during the reign of the emperor augustus.
