Your paper ought to feature a clear and concise thesis that you can argue for 5 or more pages.

• Select 2 brief (but coherent) passage, each around 10 to 15 lines.

The time periods of the main texts in this course are Archaic Greece, Classical Greece, Ancient Rome, Medieval Europe, and Renaissance Europe.

You may, however, also write about more modern texts that were included on Blackboard during our various “legacy” lectures.

This thesis and every subsequent point you make must be supported by evidence from the text. You ought not to simply quote the text but work with it. Explain how the use of figures of speech, word choice, imagery, etc. contributes to the comparative argument you are trying to make.

You should aim for an integrated comparison. Don’t simply list features in Text A in one paragraph, followed by features in Text B in another paragraph. Instead, the best essays will actively compare both texts throughout each body paragraph.

I am interested in what you have to say through your comparison of the two texts. In other words, simply comparing the two texts is not enough. Those comparisons should create an insight about Western culture.

You may use outside evidence to help you make your point in this essay. This outside evidence is not necessary.

Important:

One text come from Dante Inferno, cantos 1-34

One text come from Legacies of Dante’s Inferno

Legacies of Dante’s Inferno links: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/history/winter/w3206/e…

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