Curated OER
Renaissance Art: Flash Cards
Flash cards are a great way to study new concepts, especially those with specific dates and names. Hand out this stack of ten cards to your class and give them a chance to study Renaissance art. Van Dyke, Ruben, Dante, Durer, Velasquez,...
Rice University
Galileo Project: Galileo Timeline
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University contains a detailed description of Galileo's life and work on a timeline. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related subjects.
Society of Archbishop Justus
Archbishop Justice Society: St. Francis of Assisi, Friar
Biographical information about St. Francis of Assisi. Includes a quote from Dante's "Paradiso," in which Aquinas profiles Francis' life.
Other
The World of Dante
A comprehensive and interactive study of Dante Alighieri's most famous work, The Divine Comedy. Study this enormously rich text with the help of maps, diagrams, music, a timeline and a gallery. See the Italian/English text side-by-side...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Divine Comedy by Alighieri Dante
This is the full text of the epic poem The Divine Comedy by Alighieri Dante including all three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.
University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide: The Divine Comedy
Conveniently divided into Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, this site allows one to read Dante's classic poem online, or download the text. Illustrations appear when the text is read online.
Middlebury College
Middlebury College: Publius Vergilius Maro
This article surveys the life and epic poetry of Vergil.
Smart History
Smarthistory: Dante's Divine Comedy in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Art
Smarthistory article explores the relationship between Dante and the visual arts and how the Divine Comedy played an important role in the creation of a great many outstanding works of art.
Harvard University
The Geoffrey Chaucer Page: Other Authors
This site from The Geoffrey Chaucer Page contains links to many other authors whose work was related to or influenced Chaucer's. Includes links to Petrarch, Dante, Boccaccio, Boethius and more. A great site to check out on the subject.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Machines
This poem describes the characteristics of an effective machine.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Alighieri Dante
This site features the author Dante Alighieri including the full text of the epic poem The Divine Comedy.
Other
The World of Dante: Map Images
Interactive map images from Dante's "Inferno." With reproduced maps of Italy from the time of Dante's life (1300s).
Other
Uwm Libraries: Dante and Divine Comedy
Browse through a collection of pages on Dante focusing on the importance of his work, "The Divine Comedy".
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Dante
Find out more about Dante's work when you explore this informative site. This resource provides links to lesson plans and activities for the "Divine Comedy."
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Dante's Divine Comedy in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Art
Because of Dante's image-driven descriptions in "Divine Comedy", many artists have sought to illustrate his text through a wide variety of media. This essay will look at two outstanding examples of how Dante's words fed the creative...
University of Florida
University of Florida: Dante, Chaucer, and the Currency of the Word
Website containing links to various medieval poetry and poets including Dante, Chaucer, and other famous works.
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Dante Alighieri
History of the life and work of intellect, Dante Alighieri, a famous poet who wrote in Italian vernacular and made poetry accessible to more than just the elite classes during the late Medieval period. Includes links to resources for...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Dante Biography
Extensive biography with links to important times and figures relating to Dante's life. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Aquinas and Alighieri
A lecture on the medieval philosopher, Saint Thomas Aquinas, and writer Dante Alighieri.