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A timeline of Sumerian history and of the world around it, from 4000 to 2100 BC.
Definitions of the terms that students need to discuss a drama, from exposition to catharsis.
A chart of the seven heavens and the liberal art that Dante pairs with each in the Convivio.
The eight canonical hours of prayer, from Matins to Compline, with the Scripture tied to each.
A review chart of the guardians of Inferno and what each one stands for.
The rulers in the flowering valley of Purgatorio VII, with their lines, textual cues, and Dante's judgment of each.
A chart of the intellectual, moral, and theological virtues, with their sources in Aristotle, Cicero, and Aquinas.
The giants who guard the Ninth Circle: where Dante names them, what they add to the canto, and his classical and biblical sources.
A chart of the beliefs, agendas, and key dates of the Ghibellines, White Guelphs, and Black Guelphs.
The demons of Inferno 21 and 22: their Italian names, where the names come from, and how three translators render them.
Readings of the red, yellowish-white, and black faces of Lucifer in Inferno 34.