ITA 266 - Sinners and Saints: Dante’s Purgatorio and Paradiso

After a brief overview of the first part of the Divine Comedy, the Inferno, this course will focus on the latter two canticles of the poem, the Purgatorio and the Paradiso. We will also consider Dante’s other works, such as the Vita nuova, the Monarchia, and Il Convivio, and the De Vulgari Eloquentia in order to illuminate some aspect of The Divine Comedy. This course is conducted in English.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in Fall and Spring
Offered in Special Sessions
Core Course
Written Intensive
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