Dante in Translation
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The course is an introduction to Dante and his cultural milieu through a critical reading of the Divine Comedy and selected minor works (Vita nuova, Convivio, De vulgari eloquentia, Epistle to Cangrande). An analysis of Dante's autobiography, the Vita nuova, establishes the poetic and political circumstances of the Comedy's composition. Readings of Inferno, Purgatory and Paradise seek to situate Dante's work within the intellectual and social context of the late Middle Ages, with special attention paid to political, philosophical and theological concerns. Topics in the Divine Comedy explored over the course of the semester include the relationship between ethics and aesthetics; love and knowledge; and exile and history.
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- Dante
- Divine Comedy
- Literature
- Reading
- Vita Nuova
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Lecture 2 Vita Nuova
Lecture 3 Inferno I, II, III, IV
Lecture 4 Inferno V, VI, VII
Lecture 5 Inferno IX, X, XI
Lecture 6 Inferno XII, XIII, XV, XVI
Lecture 7 Inferno XIX, XXI, XXV, XXVI
Lecture 8 Inferno XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII
Lecture 9 Inferno XXX, XXXI, XXXII, XXXIII, XXXIV
Lecture 10 Purgatory I, II
Lecture 11 Purgatory V, VI, IX, X
Lecture 12 Purgatory X, XI, XII, XVI, XVII
Lecture 13 Purgatory XIX, XXI, XXII
Exam 1 Midterm Exam
Lecture 14 Purgatory XXIV, XXV, XXVI
Lecture 15 Purgatory XXX, XXXI, XXXIII
Lecture 16 Paradise I, II
Lecture 17 Paradise IV, VI, X
Lecture 18 Paradise XI, XII
Lecture 19 Paradise XV, XVI, XVII
Lecture 20 Paradise XVIII, XIX, XXI, XXI
Lecture 21 Paradise XXIV, XXV, XXVI
Lecture 22 Paradise XXVII, XXVIII, XXIX
Lecture 23 Paradise XXX, XXXI, XXXII, XXXIII
Lecture 24 General Review
Exam 2 Final Exam
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