Dante I

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

An in-depth study, over two semesters, of the entire <i>Comedy</i>, in its historical, philosophical, and literary context, with selected reading from the minor works (e.g., <i>Vita Nuova, Convivio, De vulgari eloquentia</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.