Italy will mark the 700th anniversary of the death of the mediaeval poet and philosopher Dante Alighieri, known as the Father of the Italian language.
We are pleased to offer a presentation on the life and work of the Florentine author, with excerpts from the Divine Comedy alongside masterpieces of Medieval, Renaissance and Modern art.
All materials supplied. Open to all levels. Zoom meeting
11 sections $1990, single session $39
Dante Alighieri
- 1st SESSION: Introduction on Dante’s life. Works examined: Vita Nova (New Life), Rime (Poems), Convivio - 2nd SESSION: La Divina Commedia, Inferno – introduction. Cantos examined: Canto I, Canto II, Canto III - Vestibule: the Indifferent - 3rd SESSION: La Divina Commedia, Inferno – Cantos examined: Canto IV, Canto V, Canto VI - First to Third circle of Hell: Limbo, the Lustful, the Gluttonous - 4th SESSION: La Divina Commedia, Inferno – Cantos examined: description of Cantos VII to IX, Canto X, description of Cantos XI to XII, Canto XIII - Fourth circle of Hell to the Second Ring: the Avaricious and Prodigals, the Wrathful, the Heretics, the Violent against Neighbors and Self - 5th SESSION: La Divina Commedia, Inferno – Cantos examined: Canto XIV, Canto XV, description of Cantos XVI to XXI - Third Ring to Fifth Bolgia: Panders and Seducers, Flatterers, Simonists, Soothsayers, Grafters - 6th SESSION: La Divina Commedia, Inferno – Cantos examined: Canto XXII, description of Cantos XXIII to XXV, Canto XXVI - Fifth to Eighth Bolgia: Grafters, Hypocrites, Thieves - 7th SESSION: La Divina Commedia, Inferno – Cantos examined: Description of Cantos XXVII to XXXII, Canto XXXIII, Canto XXXIV - Eighth Bolgia to Center of Earth: Sowers of Discord, Counterfeiters, Falsifiers, Traitors - 8th SESSION: La Divina Commedia, Purgatorio – introduction. Cantos examined: Canto I, description of Canto II, Canto III - Antepurgatory: the Excommunicate - 9th SESSION: La Divina Commedia, Purgatorio – Cantos examined: Canto V, Canto VI, Canto XXVIII - The Unabsolved, the Earthly Paradise - 10th SESSION: La Divina Commedia, Paradiso – introduction. Cantos examined: Canto I, Canto III - Moon: Breakers of Vows - 11th SESSION: La Divina Commedia, Paradiso – Cantos examined: Canto VI, Canto XXXIII – Conclusion - Mercury: Lovers of Glory – God: the Nine Orders of the Angels circling around God