"Lec 1 - Introduction" Dante in Translation (ITAL 310) Professor Mazzotta introduces students to the general scheme and scope of the Divine Comedy and to the life of its author. Various genres to which the poem belongs (romance, epic, vision) are indicated, and special attention is given to its place within the encyclopedic tradition. The poem is then situated historically through an overview of Dante's early poetic and political careers and the circumstances that led to his exile. Professor Mazzotta concludes by discussing the central role Dante's exile was to play in his poetic project. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction: A Circle of Knowledge 07:28 - Chapter 2. Dante in a Historical Context 17:16 - Chapter 3. General Housekeeping Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Fall 2008
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Lec 3 - Inferno I, II, III, IV
Lec 5 - Inferno XII, XIII, XV, XVI
Lec 6 - Inferno XIX, XXI, XXV, XXVI
Lec 7 - Inferno XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII
Lec 8 - Inferno XXX, XXXI, XXXII, XXXIII, XXXIV
Lec 10 - Purgatory V, VI, IX, X
Lec 11 - Purgatory X, XI, XII, XVI, XVII
Lec 12 - Purgatory XIX, XXI, XXII
Lec 13 - Purgatory XXIV, XXV, XXVI
Lec 14 - Purgatory XXX, XXXI, XXXIII
Lec 18 - Paradise XV, XVI, XVII
Lec 19 - Paradise XVIII, XIX, XXI, XXII
Lec 20 - Paradise XXIV, XXV, XXVI
Lec 21 - Paradise XXVII, XXVIII, XXIX