The Divine Comedy

Isn't it technically a Real-Person Fic.

Technically, I suppose. As it's written by Dante himself, it could also be considered a sort of Self-Insert Fic.

edited 15th Dec '11 10:18:33 PM by Firebert

One of the greatest works in the western canon: a Self Insert Bible Fanfic.

Right?

With a healthy dose of allegory, mind you.

Is it an allegory if the allegories are blatant?

I suppose, though it does contain allegories within allegories.

Allegoriception?

I think that is gonna be the name of the sequal to inception, Tendo ;p

So we're going to have Leo strutting the Nine Spheres of Hell?

Wow, this thread is actually about what I thought it was.

THE ALLEGORIES

THERE'S TOO MANY!

Not to mention the countless references to medieval philosophy and "science". Perhaps only Joyce's Ulysses can compare.

Hey, if you wanna get technical, tons of classic literature is fanfic, including much of the works of Shakespeare and nearly every Greek play.

Homer's one of the most prolific fan-fic writers of all time.

Good God. Here I am talking about how much I hate fanfiction, when one of my favorite works is a fanfic. D=

Which is?

The Divine Comedy.

I genuinely don't think it's overrated, it's a wonderful epic.

Proof that Tropes Are Not Bad.

Don't forget the obsession with a woman he didn't even really know.

Oh god, I forgot about that. He was genuinely obsessed with her, wasn't he?

That he was. So I guess you can throw in a Stalker Fic with that too. Nobody's perfect, after all.

Granted, a good portion of it was written in criticism of the Church.

So it's a Self Insert Hate Fic?

edited 16th Dec '11 12:53:17 PM by 0dd1

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