"Lec 20 - Paradise XXIV, XXV, XXVI" Dante in Translation (ITAL 310) This lecture covers Paradise XXIV-XXVI. In the Heaven of the Fixed Stars, Dante is examined on the three theological virtues by the apostles associated with each: St. Peter with faith (Paradise XXIV), St. James with hope (Paradise XXV), and St. John with love (Paradise XXVI). While mastering these virtues is irrelevant to the elect, it is crucial to the message of reform the pilgrim-turned-poet will relay on his return home. Dante's scholastic profession of faith before St. Peter (Paradise XXIV) is read testament to the complication of faith and reason. The second of the theological virtues is discussed in light of the classical disparagement of hope as a form of self-deception and its redemption by the biblical tradition through the story of Exodus, the archetype of Dante's journey. The pilgrim's three-part examination continues in Paradise XXVI under the auspices of St. John, where love, the greatest of the virtues is distinguished by its elusiveness. The emphasis on love's resistance to formal definition sets the stage for the pilgrim's encounter with Adam, who sheds light on the linguistic consequences of the Fall. 00:00 - Chapter 1. An Introduction to the Three Theoretical Virtues 07:59 - Chapter 2. The Virtue of Faith 28:22 - Chapter 3. The Virtue of Hope 44:40 - Chapter 4. The Virtue of Love 56:08 - Chapter 5. Question and Answer 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 1 - Introduction - Dante in Translation
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 21 - Paradise XXVII, XXVIII, XXIX