The Divine Comedy: Dante's Journey to Freedom, Part 2 (Purgatorio) - Georgetown University
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After his harrowing descent into the depths of despair, the Pilgrim Dante emerges with Virgil onto the Isle of Mount Purgatorio in the southern hemisphere. There he will be healed of sin and prepared for his climactic reunion with Beatrice.With this course you earn while you learn, you gain recognized qualifications, job specific skills and knowledge and this helps you stand out in the job market.
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- The Divine Comedy
- Dante
- Humanities
- Mount Purgatorio
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Course programme
- Gain familiarity with the theory and practice of “Contemplative Reading” that constitutes one of the principal structural dynamics of Liberal Arts education.
- Apply the general practice of “Contemplative Reading” to Dante’s Divine Comedy.
- Demonstrate in-depth and relatively advanced familiarity with and knowledge of an epic poem of the highest cultural significance; in specific, Dante’s Divine Comedy.
- Begin to articulate for themselves their own personal convictions in response to reflection questions about human dignity, freedom and responsibility with which the Divine Comedy inevitably confronts its readers.
- Engage with the most fundamental goal of Liberal education, promoting the universal dignity of personhood
- Become acquainted with the specific contributions the Christian, Catholic and Jesuit tradition of Georgetown University bring to the promotion of human dignity.
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The Divine Comedy: Dante's Journey to Freedom, Part 2 (Purgatorio) - Georgetown University