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A 5 page paper which examines the historical significance of this stanza, as it relates to the city of Florence during the thirteenth century. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Beatrice in Paradise. In real life, the poet Dante Alighieri was on a political and ideological journey, which like his literary alter-ego, required him to spend a great deal
of time in a type of limbo, caught not between heaven and hell but between two political extremist factions. Much of thirteenth century Florentine history was characterized as a
power struggle between the Guelphs (also Guelfs), of whom the Alighieri family were proud members, and the Ghibellines of Florence. When the Ghibellines seized power in Florence, the Guelphs,
including Dante, were exiled and forced to establish residence elsewhere. It was during his banishment that Dante continued writing a living history of his beloved Florence, "The Divine Comedy,"
with the first portion of the trilogy, "The Inferno" still regarded as the finest prose of the Italian Renaissance period. Canto X describes the poet Dantes entrance into the
sixth circle of the Inferno, known as the Heretics, and encounters his rival on earth, Farinata degla Uberti. In order to gain a greater understanding of the symbolic significance of
Canto X, it is important to consider the historical background of Florence up until that time. In 1244, the Ghibelline noblemen who retained power in Florence under Frederick II
decided to expand their society, incorporating the merchant or middle class, known as the popolo (Guelphs and Ghibellines). This period was known as "Primo Popolo," and the podesta or
Florentine government consisted of two captains, who were representatives of the merchant guilds (Guelphs and Ghibellines). When Frederick II died, the Guelphs seized power and reorganized the government, which
consisted of thirty-six commoners (or people not of noble birth), six from each city district or ward (Guelphs and Ghibellines). When the Guelphs ascended to power, the Ghibellines were
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