Dante I

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Dante I and Dante II are an in-depth study, over two semesters, of the entire Comedy, in its historical, philosophical and literary context, with selected readings from the minor works (e.g., Vita Nuova, Convivio, De vulgari eloquentia). Dante I focuses on the <i>Inferno</i> and the minor works; Dante II focuses on the <i>Purgatorio</i> and <i>Paradiso</i>. Lectures and discussion in English; the text will be read in the original with facing-page translation. Students may take one semester or both, in either order.