After reading through my previous posts I’ve noticed that I tend to bring bits of information I learned in previous classes into my observations about The Inferno. Having already taken a class on Dante I do have some relevant knowledge to draw upon, as seen in posts 1, 3, and 5. For post 2 I drew upon a class I took on Greco-Roman mythology where we discussed the gorgons in depth. Post 4 is alone in that it does not directly draw upon a class I had taken before this semester. Instead, I referenced a book that I have been reading alongside The Inferno which is fairly similar to referencing previously learned information.

I’ve also observed that I tend to have more to say if I focus in on just one terzina and explore the background and meaning of those three lines in depth. Having a small moment to focus on makes it much harder for me to devolve into generalities that I can’t find textual support for. There are so many layers to La Commedia that a small portion of text has many different facets to be observed and commented upon.

In the future, I would like to focus on connecting my comments and observations on the current weeks reading with what we have read in the past. While I don’t necessarily want to stop focusing on the smaller details I would like to take my observations a step further and try to connect them to the larger text.

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