Introductory class on Dante -- the poet is the one who goes to the underworld this time, not only the hero.  Sybil:Aeneas::Virgil:Dante.  <em>Terza rima</em> and the advent of rhyme.  Modernism: epic in a modern language that aims at the power and prestige of ancient epic.  The topography of hell.  Dante as science fiction writer.

Introductory class on Dante -- the poet is the one who goes to the underworld this time, not only the hero. Sybil:Aeneas::Virgil:Dante. Terza rima and the advent of rhyme. Modernism: epic in a modern language that aims at the power and prestige of ancient epic. The topography of hell. Dante as science fiction writer.

Introductory class on Dante -- the poet is the one who goes to the underworld this time, not only the hero.&nbsp; Sybil:Aeneas::Virgil:Dante.&nbsp; <em>Terza rima</em> and the advent of rhyme.&nbsp; Modernism: epic in a modern language that aims at the power and prestige of ancient epic.&nbsp; The topography of hell.&nbsp; Dante as science fiction writer.

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First class on Dante -- 10/29/10

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