INFERNO: Canto 15 - The Uncivil Servants
THE UNCIVIL SERVANTS In this canto, Dante meets the man who taught him how to speak and write-- a politician and fellow exile who has one last lesson for the pilgrim. We'll also learn about the group of sinners punished in this sub-circle-- those who were violent against nature and order.
Further Reading:
On Flanders and The European Textile Industry of 1300
De Vulgari Eloquentia by Dante Alighieri "...and forgive them their debts" by Michael Hudson