Abstract
Dante situates Italian nobleman, politician and naval commander, Ugolino, in the second ring of the lowest circle of Hell. Dante uses the traitor Ugolino to illustrate the related themes of hatred and revenge by allowing Ugolino to torture his own betrayer, Ruggieri, throughout eternity. Although the facts of Ugolino's treason are obscure, Dante's portrayal influenced Chaucer, Shelley, Heaney and Pascoli who wrote later versions of Ugolino's mourning. This paper explores the commonalities and differences in the portrayal of Ugolino as it evolved from Dante to the 20th century and from Italian to other European languages.
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