Dante in Translation

Undergraduate

This course offers an intensive dive into Dante’s Inferno in its English translation over the course of one semester. We will examine the poetry, the history, the philosophy, and the theology of this epic that has had such a profound influence on global literary and critical thought. In addition to our work with the text and its medieval contexts, we will emphasize how the poem is intertwined with visual imagery, both in its conception and its reception. Through close attention to Dante’s poetics and ethics, we will examine his conception of human personhood and the constitutive political structures of human society. This is a lecture course with discussion sections in English and (optionally) in Italian. For the Italian section, please register for section A, W 4 PM; for the English section, please register for T 7-7.50. No knowledge of Italian is required for this course. HU 0 Course cr HTBA