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A student observes that the scene mirrors Dante's real-world desire for fame, and Jiang accepts that extension as part of the allegory's force.
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Allegory
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "going anywhere yes and it also tries to then mirror what he wants actually in reality in real life he wants this fame right..."
Key Notes
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Jiang reads Dante riding on Virgil's back while they climb from darkness into sunlight as an allegorical setup whose meaning is still being tested through class guesses.
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The old man of Crete allegorically generates hell's rivers through tears that drip from cracks in the metallic body and become Acheron, Styx, Phlegethon, and later Cocytus.
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Jiang says Dante builds hell as an allegory for Italy and Florence, so the geography of inferno doubles as a diagnosis of his society.
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The student suggests Dante is not merely allegorizing but presenting himself as a visitor who has witnessed these things and returned with testimony.
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He defines the woman Francis marries in the canto as Poverty rather than a literal spouse.
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He interprets Francis's final instruction to his followers as a command to stay loyal to his wife Poverty even after his death and heavenly reward.
diagnosis
Spanish Golden Age art is presented as Catholic, allegorical, Biblical, and worship-oriented.
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"going anywhere yes and it also tries to then mirror what he wants actually in reality in real life he wants this fame right..."
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"yes okay does that make sense he thinks he virgil said you're doing this for everlasting fame and now he's like well i have..."
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"...into sunlight. What does this remind you of? This is an allegory for what?"
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"Yes? Icar. What? Icar. The one that flew and that got too close to the sun. Oh, Icar. Icarus. Icarus. Yeah. Yes?"
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"pours a brook whose waters then are shared by prostitutes, so did the stream run down across the sand. Its bed and both its..."
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"But it is withered now, like some old thing. It once was chosen as a trusted cradle for Rhea, for her son. To hide..."
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"...that Dante is a prophet. He's basically trying to create an allegory of hell to represent Italy, right? That's why he's focused so much..."
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"...comedy seriously. I don't think he's just presenting it as an allegory. I think he's like trying to say, I witnessed these things and..."
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"than dominicans okay sorry sorry how did he become poor uh he gave away all his riches okay so he's born rich okay he's..."
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"It's not just this man, but there's another reason why he turned away from God. I don't know why he turned away from God...."
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"okay so so okay so you guys understand what's happening right francis will die he'll go to heaven to to receive his just reward..."
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"So let me try to explain this slowly because it's actually very complicated, okay? All right. We first have to ask, where does this..."
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