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Dante in Translation

Yale,, Fall 2008 , Prof. Giuseppe Mazzotta

Updated On 02 Feb, 19

Overview

(ITAL 310) The course is an introduction to Dante and his cultural milieu through a critical reading of The Divine Comedy and selected minor works (Vita nuova, Convivio, De vulgari eloquentia, Epistle to Cangrande). An analysis of Dante's autobiography, the Vita nuova, establishes the poetic and political circumstances of the Comedy's composition. Readings of Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso seek to situate Dante's work within the intellectual and social context of the late Middle Ages, with special attention paid to political, philosophical and theological concerns. Topics in The Divine Comedy explored over the course of the semester include the relationship between ethics and aesthetics; love and knowledge; and exile and history.

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Lecture 24: General Review

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Dante in Translation (ITAL 310)

The last class of the semester consists of a brief recapitulation of topics in the Divine Comedy addressed throughout the course, followed by an extensive question and answer session with the students. The questions posed allow Professor Mazzotta to elaborate on issues raised over the course of the semester, from Dantes place within the medieval love tradition to the relationship between his roles as poet and theologian.

0000 - Chapter 1. Distinctive Theological Concerns in the "Divine Comedy"
1205 - Chapter 2. Three Elements of Dantes Theology
2212 - Chapter 3. The Question of Language
2901 - Chapter 4. Question and Answer on Desire, the Papacy
4654 - Chapter 5. Question and Answer on Hermeneutics, Other Religions, Violence
010433 - Chapter 6. Question and Answer on Violence, Dante as Saint and Poet

Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website httpopen.yale.educourses

This course was recorded in Fall 2008.