Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy: Inferno

DANTE ALIGHIERI’S DIVINE COMEDY: INFERNO

Second and Fourth Fridays, 12:00-1:15 PM

Begins February 9, Spring Term

St. Paul's/Harvard Catholic Center, Harvard Square

Brian FitzGerald, D. Phil., Lecturer on Medieval Studies and the Study of Religion, Harvard University

This course offers a study, in translation, of the first part of Dante Alighieri’s masterpiece, Divine Comedy, his vision of a journey through doubt, loss, and the suffering of Hell in search of resurrection and new life. Particular attention will be paid to Dante’s conception of the relationship between theology, literature, and the spiritual life.

Readings in translation; no background in Italian or Romance Languages is required.

A light lunch will be served.

No particular translation of the Inferno is required, but the instructor recommends using one which includes the Italian text as well. Some good editions of this kind are:

Inferno, trans., Anthony Esolen (Modern Library)
Inferno, trans., Robin Kirkpatrick (Penguin Classics)
Inferno, trans., Robert and Jean Hollander (Anchor Books)

HARVARD CATHOLIC FORUM

DANTE ALIGHIERI’S DIVINE COMEDY: INFERNO

HARVARD CATHOLIC FORUM

We regret that visitor parking is not available in the courtyard of the church. A limited number of metered parking spaces are available around the church building and Harvard Square (free on Sundays and state holidays). There are also a number of private garages and parking lots in the area.