— Dante's Purgatorio & the Divine Comedy

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: The intermediate realm between heaven and hell in Dante’s Divine Comedy, Purgatorio, with focus on reading the poem in cultural context. Seven deadly sins; love, redemption, and rehabilitation in medieval culture; conceptions of the soul and freedom; geography of the afterlife; time and eternity; purgatory in art and society. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 3 hour(s), Project. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE). Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 3 hour(s), Project. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).