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My assignment: Oderisi da Gubbio

Evaluation of existing article:

this article doesnt have a short introduction like what is recommended. or what is his intro is too long, doesnt have a header and is somewhat confusing. the list of works contributed it him is confusing, with links that do not exist, as well as no citations to where they came from. its also confusing to see what exactly the works were. I would edit the opening of this article, then edit the appearance of him in the divine comedy, including paring down or getting rid of the block quote. Then after further research add an attributed works section to him, with proper citations full of works that are thought to have been made by him. Mostly my goal here is to re-write in a more clarifying way the paragraphs and flesh out some of the information stated in these sources. from the research ive done so far not a lot is really known about Oderisi beyond his appearance in dante's works and his job.

here are my edits and changes of the Dantes purgatory section: I added more of an explanation of the punishment on the terrace of pride. clarified a lot of small plot points that didn't make sense and overall added more summary of their interaction.

Oderisi in Dante's Divine Comedy

Oderisi appears in Canto XI of Dante Alighieri's Purgatory on the terrace of pride. There, souls repent for their prideful past by carrying heavy stones on their backs that force them to hunch over with their faces to the ground. Oderisi is described to represent the pride of art and fame. He recognized Dante from beneath his burden and called out to the poet who then remembered his face. Dante responds to Oderisi and refers to him as "the honor of Gubbio and of that art which they in Paris call illumination?" Oderisi replies as an example of humility, brushing off Dante's praise stating that his pupil, Franco Bolognese, is more worthy of it. He then engages with Dante emphasizing the ills brought about by earthly vanity and the reality of fleeting earthly fame.