P4+Ghibellines


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 * 2. Ghibellines (Cultural) **
 * 3. Bekah Turner **
 * 4. The Ghibellines contributed greatly to the life during which Dante’s Inferno was written. Ghibellines were a political party and supported the Roman emperor. They were of great importance to the 1200’s. They were a major portion of the cultural in that time. Their opposites, the Guelfs, were also critical in society. Dante says, “ Upon this, Guelfs, perceiving that his adversary sought the alliance of this monarch, applied on his side to Pope Honorius II., who being at variance with the former, and hearing how the affair stood, immediately joined the cause of the Guelfs, the Emperor having already embraced that of the Ghibellines.” (Alighieri 51). This shows the opposing relationship between the two opposing political parties in the 13th century. In Dante’s Inferno, the author also states, “ Farinata led to Ghibellines at the famous battle of Monte Aperto in 1260, where the Guelfs were routed, and driven out of Florence.” ( Alighieri 50). They happened to win that battle but the Guelfs were constantly in battle the Ghibellines. **
 * 5. Alighieri, Dante. Dante’s Inferno. San Francisco: Chronicle Books LLC, 2004. Print. **

1. 2. Ghibellines (Aim) 3. Makaela Clapp 4. The Ghibellines and the Guelphs were the names given to each of the political factions in Italy, as well as Germany, that opposed each other. One side supported Emperors; the other, popes. The term also represented the conflict between a political German family. The Guelphs supported the pope and the Ghibellines supported the emperors. However these divisions didn’t last forever. “ In Florence, after the Ghibellines had finally been expelled in the late 13th cent., the Guelphs soon divided into Blacks and Whites. By the 15th cent. the names fell into disuse. At no time did either party clearly represent any particular political doctrine or social class.” (Guelphs 1) The reason these two parties in the book of course is reflected off of the time and place the story was written. They play quite an active role in the story as well; "Inferno X is one of the Comedy's most brilliant and memorable cantos. It is here that Dante speaks with one of the most famous inhabitants of Inferno, Farinata degli Uberti, the powerful leader of the Florentine Ghibellines." (Parker 1) The story is based around the conflict between the Guelphs and the Ghibellines.

"Guelphs And Ghibellines." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6Th Edition (2011): 1. Literary Reference Center. Web. 28 August 2012. Parker, Deborah. "Parker: Lectura Dantis: Inferno X." Parker: Lectura Dantis: Inferno X. N.p., 1987. Web. 29 August 2012.

1. 2. Ghibellines (Audience) 3. Savannah Hutchings 4. The Ghibellines were a political group in the middle ages in Italy with beliefs in the power of the Holy Roman emperor. The political rivals of the Ghibellines were the Guelphs and they believed in the power of the Pope. The names for these groups came about in the thirteenth century and they remained strong and popular throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. According to the Columbia Electronic encyclopedia, “ The names were first used in 13th-century Florence to designate the supporters of Otto IV, a Guelph,and the Hohenstaufen Frederick II, a Ghibelline” (Guelphs 1). T hey were an imperial party that spoke in favor of the Italian Emperors. According to the World Encyclopedia, “ Ghibellines came to designate those on the Imperial side.” (Ghibelline 1). The Ghibellines main supporters were those who were against the Pope, and therefore those many people against the pope were also the main audience of the Ghibellines. In reality these groups can be called the democrats and republicans of 13th century Italy. They both had different people they wanted to appeal to, and for the Ghibellines that was those opposing the Pope.

"Guelphs And Ghibellines." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6Th Edition (2011): 1. Literary Reference Center. Web. 29 Aug. 2012. " [|__Ghibelline.__] " __World Encyclopedia__ . 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 Aug. 2012 < <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #660099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.encyclopedia.com__] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">>. 1. 2. Ghibellines (Historical) 3. Karly Marinas 4. In medieval Italy, a long battle over the power of the Popes and the power of the Monarchy produced the parties of the Guelphs and the Ghibellines. The Ghibellines supported the continued ruling of an empire and were generally “ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">represented by the pope's enemies, notably the Colonna family, and by the republicans” (Guelphs and Ghibellines 1). Because the battle between the two parties was occurring during his time, this feud would have had an impact on the writing of Dante. Through the time period of this battle, Italy was split and under a war for power. Change was happening in the country and the Ghibellines “represented the old feudal aristocracy of Italy” (Gardner). The Ghibellines fought for the consistency of the traditional ways of the Italian rule. Through this there was strife and division in the country as the battle for power raged on. Historically, the battle between the Guelphs and Ghibellines was an event that impacted the way Italy was ruled. The change and the political war that was happening would reflect in the writing of Dante.

"Guelphs And Ghibellines." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6Th Edition (2011): 1. Literary Reference Center. Web. 29 Aug. 2012. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gardner, Edmund. "Guelphs and Ghibellines." <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__The Catholic Encyclopedia.__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 31 Aug. 2012