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Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. 1450 (Uffizi Gallery)
 
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There are 5 critical essays on Dante Alighieri.

Critical Essays on Dante Alighieri
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Critical Essay by Joan M. Ferrante
8,451 words, approx. 28 pages
In the following essay, Ferrante explains in detail Dante's evolving notion of woman, beginning with Vita Nuova and continuing through Paradiso.
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Critical Essay by Renato Poggioli
7,371 words, approx. 25 pages
The following excerpt discusses the Paolo and Francesca episode in the Inferno. Poggioli's essay originally appeared in a longer form in the June 1957 issue of PMLA.
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Critical Essay by Robert Pogue Harrison
6,040 words, approx. 20 pages
In his essay, Harrison demonstrates that Guido's monologue in Inferno XXVII expresses Dante's comic world-view, in which earthly life is viewed as Hell.
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Critical Essay by John Freccero
5,266 words, approx. 18 pages
In the following essay, Dante's terza rima is seen as a model for the "synthesis of time and meaning into history."
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Critical Essay by Teodolinda Barolina
5,238 words, approx. 18 pages
In the following essay, Dante's treatment of poets in his writings is perceived to serve his political themes.


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There are 33 critical essays on literary works by Dante Alighieri.

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