Born to Follow Virtue and Knowledge: An Examination of Dante's Encounter with Ulysses.
This paper will present an analysis of Dante's exchange with Ulysses in Canto XXVI of the Inferno. First, the paper will present a summation of Ulysses' character and story as Dante presents them and contrast the re-imagined figure of Ulysses in the Inferno with the classical Ulysses. Then, the paper will explain the allegorical importance of Dante's interaction with Ulysses and assess the significance of their meeting in the context of the Inferno as a whole. 5 pgs. 3 f/c. 0b.
