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22 - Paradise XXVII, XXVIII, XXIX
22 - Paradise XXVII, XXVIII, XXIX
This lecture focuses on Paradiso 27-29. St Peter's invective against the papacy from the heaven of the fixed stars is j... Read more
5 Oct 2009
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21 - Paradise XXIV, XXV, XXVI
21 - Paradise XXIV, XXV, XXVI
This lecture covers Paradiso 24-26. In the Heaven of the Fixed Stars, Dante is examined on the three theological virtue... Read more
5 Oct 2009
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20 - Paradise XVIII, XIX, XXI, XXII
20 - Paradise XVIII, XIX, XXI, XXII
In this lecture, Professor Mazzotta examines Paradiso 18-19 and 21-22. In Paradiso 18, Dante enters the heaven of Jupit... Read more
5 Oct 2009
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18 - Paradise XI, XII
18 - Paradise XI, XII
Professor Mazzotta continues his discussion of the Heaven of the Sun (Paradiso 10-14), where the earthly disputes betwee... Read more
5 Oct 2009
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19 - Paradise XV, XVI, XVII
19 - Paradise XV, XVI, XVII
This lecture focuses on the cantos of Cacciaguida (Paradiso 15-17). The pilgrim's encounter with his great-great grandf... Read more
5 Oct 2009
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Ranked #6
17 - Paradise IV, VI, X
17 - Paradise IV, VI, X
This lecture deals with Paradiso 4, 6 and 10. At the beginning of Paradiso 4, the pilgrim raises two questions to which... Read more
5 Oct 2009
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Ranked #7
16 - Paradise I, II
16 - Paradise I, II
Professor Mazzotta introduces students to Paradiso. The Ptolemaic structure of Dante’s cosmos is described together wit... Read more
5 Oct 2009
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Ranked #8
15 - Purgatory XXX, XXXI, XXXIII
15 - Purgatory XXX, XXXI, XXXIII
This lecture deals with Dante’s representation of the Earthly Paradise at the summit of Mount Purgatory. The quest for ... Read more
5 Oct 2009
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Ranked #9
14 - Purgatory XXIV, XXV, XXVI
14 - Purgatory XXIV, XXV, XXVI
Guest lecturer Prof. David Lummus discusses Purgatorio 24-26. On the terraces of gluttony and lust, the pilgrim’s encou... Read more
5 Oct 2009
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13 - Purgatory XIX, XXI, XXII
13 - Purgatory XIX, XXI, XXII
This lecture deals primarily with Purgatorio 19, 21 and 22. The ambiguity of the imagination discussed in the preceding... Read more
5 Oct 2009
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