At several junctures in his career, Dante paused to consider what it meant to be a writer. The questions he posed were both simple and wide-ranging: How does la

In medieval culture, the consideration of language is deeply connected to other aspects of the system of knowledge. One interesting connection takes place betwe

Condemned to burn in the eighth circle of Dante's Hell, Odysseus, legendary thief and liar of Homer's Odyssey and Iliad, decides he is going to break out. His a

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The influence of Christianity on literature has been great throughout history, as has been the influence of the great Christian, Augustine. Augustine and Litera