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| Dante and Chaucer | 8/10/2008 |
Q: I have to write a term paper for my Humanities class and I chose Dante and Chaucer. My professor ...
A: I think the most obvious comparison you can make is that both author's wrote about major journeys. ...
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| The Rime of the Ancient Mariner | 6/2/2008 |
Q: What does the word "Rime" mean in the title "The Rime Of the Ancient Mariner?" How is "Rime" ...
A: John. Rime is just an ancient spelling/alteration of rhyme. In this case, it is used as "poem." ...
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| Penelope-Odyssey | 6/1/2008 |
Q: About how old was Penelope at the end of the Odyssey?
A: Leanna. We cannot be sure of her exact age, since it's not given. But we do know some things to put ...
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| Chapter 24 Iliad | 5/6/2008 |
Q: Why do you think that when Priam goes to Achilles' tent to ransom the corpse of his son, Priam is ...
A: Well, that is true an interesting. I see Priam as a wise old man doing what he needs to do to get ...
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| Chapter 24 Iliad | 5/3/2008 |
Q: Why do you think that when Priam goes to Achilles' tent to ransom the corpse of his son, Priam is ...
A: Brenda. You have a great question that I never really considered. The translations I know do indeed ...
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| second wanderings of Odysseus | 2/25/2008 |
Q: I seem to remember a prophecy or punishment that Odysseus, having returned home, would be doomed to ...
A: I don't know of a specific prophecy about this, so I can try some research. In the meantime, I do ...
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| Questions for Iliad | 1/19/2008 |
Q: We are reading the Illiad and need to find a good set of questions for discussion to be used with ...
A: OK, here's a few sites I know of with some decent study questions. ...
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| Deciphering a Quotation | 1/18/2008 |
Q: Reading through one of Robert F. Kennedy's speech one the death of Martin Luther King, I came across ...
A: I think I agree with you exactly. I have not analyzed it thoroughly either, but after reading this ...
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| Questions for Iliad | 1/16/2008 |
Q: We are reading the Illiad and need to find a good set of questions for discussion to be used with ...
A: Depending on your daughter's age, you can ask her about the involvement of the gods and goddesses in ...
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| Athena and Troy | 1/7/2008 |
Q: Why does Athena hate Troy so much and love Odysseus? Is it because of the Palladium? ANSWER: Hi, ...
A: Michele, you are correct about the Paladium also. I researched this for a few days, and there are ...
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| Athena and Troy | 1/3/2008 |
Q: Why does Athena hate Troy so much and love Odysseus? Is it because of the Palladium?
A: Michele. I think you may have this confused. Athena at first favored the Greeks and did not like ...
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| Obstensible Influences for Commedia and Paradise Lost | 12/30/2007 |
Q: Just recently I have gained a spontaneous interest in classical literature and I am reading mostly ...
A: One more thing...you should also read some basics on Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas, especially ...
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| Penelope in the Odyssey | 10/22/2007 |
Q: For my Eng Lit essay, I have to explore the qualities Penelope in the Odyssey shares with Odysseus. ...
A: Okay what this section means is that Penelope of course is trying to get Ody. to not be angry with ...
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| Penelope in the Odyssey | 10/18/2007 |
Q: For my Eng Lit essay, I have to explore the qualities Penelope in the Odyssey shares with Odysseus. ...
A: is this the Helen section you are asking about?? "Nay, even Argive Helen, daughter of Zeus, would ...
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| dante's inferno | 8/30/2007 |
Q: Did Friar Catalano in canto XXIII represent a real person? If so, who was he?
A: Deborah. Catalano was definitely real. He was in Hell for being a hypocrite, because on earth ...
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| Mythology and..... | 8/11/2007 |
Q: I am looking for a book, sort of a dummies thing on Mythology. Every event and or person. I am not ...
A: for your first question, I think the best are Mythology by Edith Hamilton and Metamorphoses by Ovid. ...
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| Visual representation of Ancient Greek word | 7/27/2007 |
Q: How are you? I am considering getting a literary tattoo of an Ancient Greek word and obviously do ...
A: Liz. First of all, I think your tattoo is a great idea, and I understand your concerns because it is ...
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| Christopher Marlowe | 7/8/2007 |
Q: I have been trying to find the origin of the phrase used to describe Marlowe "The Muse's Darling". ...
A: Sheila. I've checked this for several days, and I can't find anything more than you already did ...
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| Dante's inferno | 1/13/2007 |
Q: Dante's inferno was referred to by my teacher as having the architectural integrity of a cathedral, ...
A: Alice. Your teacher is correct. Dante's Inferno (Hell) is described in very precise detail, as if ...
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| Figures of speech | 11/11/2006 |
Q: Can you settle an argument for me? What's it called when an impossible statement is used for ...
A: Catherine. Well, I think it's a hyperbole. Hypebole implies a great exagerration. Oxymoron is ...
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| Child sacrifice | 10/26/2006 |
Q: In the Bible Jephthah promises God to sacrifice the first person he sees if only he will be granted ...
A: Al. The most famous one is indeed the Iphigenia story, which is probably what you're thinking of. ...
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| Dante and Homer | 10/25/2006 |
Q: Recently rereading Divine Comedy. It is clear that Dante was familiar with Homer. My understanding ...
A: Elliot. Well, there are different thoughts about that. It would appear that Dante's knowledge of ...
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| Ancient Greek Literature | 8/28/2006 |
Q: I am looking for information on the following quote "The shortest and surest way to live with honor ...
A: I am very sorry, but I cannot help you specifically on this quote. I spent some time looking for ...
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| Dante Alighieri | 6/2/2006 |
Q: I have a question concerning Dante's Inferno. I don't know a lot about Dante's real life but I ...
A: Emily. Ok, let me take your questions one at a time. First, Dante was definitely exiled. He grew ...
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| classic lit | 12/4/2005 |
Q: Horne, I am in my 40's, reading the classics and controversials for the first time. I believe I am ...
A: Dina. Your answer depends on what you are looking for. Mendelbaum's is an excellent ...
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| Chaucer-Dante | 11/11/2005 |
Q: I don' t know if you know anything about Chaucer but I suppose you should a little since the ...
A: Robin. Well, I am not really a Chaucer scholar, but I am one of Dante. If you are certain that ...
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| mythology project | 11/2/2005 |
Q: I am doing aproject in my mythology class and I am doing the project on the Iliad. I wanna know if ...
A: That's an interesting question, and hard to answer 100% factually. The Iliad is considered to be an ...
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| The Odyssey | 5/19/2005 |
Q: As a Chinese girl, reading the Odyssey for the first time, I have some questions, please help. Why ...
A: Connie. Well, Ody waits to reveal himself to Penelope for several reasons. First of all, he wants ...
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| Dante's Inferno | 5/16/2005 |
Q: For my literature class, I was instructed to use an "ask an expert" site on the internet to ask a ...
A: The scene where Dante and Virgil climb around Satan's body is very confusing! First of all, it is ...
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| Dante Alighieri - Inferno | 5/15/2005 |
Q: As part of my AP World Literature class this year, we read and thoroughly discussed Dante's Inferno. ...
A: Matt. There are a few reasons why Dante would make himself the lead character. These are just ...
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| HOMER- ODYSSEY & mythic traditions | 11/27/2004 |
Q: In my Suryey 3 English class we have just finished reading/analyzing/discussing Homer's Odyssey. We ...
A: I think you should be able to use some fairly popular films to illustrate some of the themes that ...
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| This summer I am to complete... | 7/24/2004 |
Q: This summer I am to complete a reading log for my advanced placement lit class starting in ...
A: "My mother is a fish." I haven't read As I lay dying in about 25 years, but I do remember that ...
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| Translation of Iliad and Odyssey | 7/2/2004 |
Q: Which translation(s) would you recommend for a mature reader who is unfamiliar with these works ...
A: Richard. Well, I can give you very emphatic answers to your questions, because I myself have 2 ...
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| Pre-Renaissance Literature | 5/5/2004 |
Q: I am writing a paper about the role of "devil"/devilish character in literature. I believe that ...
A: There are probably some specific examples of the Devil appearing as a sympathetic guy in some ...
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| Prometheus Bound | 3/16/2004 |
Q: Tom. There are many translations of Prometheus Bound available. All the ones I can find are post ...
A: Dan... I'm sorry, but there don't seem to be too many, if at all. I check through my records and ...
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| Three Men on a Boat | 3/8/2004 |
Q: I tend to select help in a weird way ... your name is also an American Western Hero ... a cowboy who ...
A: Eldon. Yes, Tom Horn was a great western hero, and Steve McQueen played me in one movie, along with ...
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| Dante | 2/27/2004 |
Q: In response to your question, this is for a high school paper. Thank you so much for your help, this ...
A: No, it's not too much trouble. Dante is my favorite and I'm glad to help. He wrote in the ...
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| Dante again | 2/27/2004 |
Q: this is Amanda again, I have one more question about Dante. Do you think that his writings of his ...
A: Hmmm, I don't believe that he would have changed ideas of love. In those days, love was ...
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| Dante | 2/27/2004 |
Q: I'm doing a report on Dante Alheigheiri, and I'm wondering, what's your opinion on how he influenced ...
A: Amanda. Dante is indeed known for writing in the vernacular Italian, so that common, everyday people ...
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| Penelope in The Odyssey by Homer | 2/26/2004 |
Q: I have some questions regarding Penelope in The Odyssey by Homer. I'm writing a paper about female ...
A: She's seen as the figure of authority while her husband is away. It is she who dictates when she ...
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