OVERVIEW

Jennifer Holberg is a Professor of English and Gender Studies at Calvin University as well as the Co-Director of the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing. She is interested in the intersection of faith and literature, and she is the author of Shouts and Whispers: Twenty-One Writers Speak about their Writing and their Faith.

Questions for Reflection 

• How do lines 10-15 echo Inferno 1? Why do you think Dante chooses to revisit the opening canto here?
• How does Dante view French royalty?
• What makes the mountain shake (124-129)?