Dante scholar Todd Boli presents the first in a new series of lectures dedicated to the life and work of Dante Alighieri.

Dante scholar Todd Boli presents the first in a new series of lectures dedicated to the life and work of Dante Alighieri.

Lectura Dantis, an ongoing public reading of Dante's Divine Comedy, presents "Paradiso 24" with Chris Constas, adjunct associate professor in the Arts and Sciences Honors Program at Boston College. The presentation of the text is in English, and the reading in Italian.

Lectura Dantis, an ongoing public reading of Dante's Divine Comedy, presents "Paradiso 24" with Chris Constas, adjunct associate professor in the Arts and Sciences Honors Program at Boston College. The presentation of the text is in English, and the reading in Italian.

Novelist and playwright Earl Lovelace reads from his novel, Is Just A Movie. His published works include While Gods Are Falling; The Dragon Can't Dance; and Salt, which won the 1997 Commonwealth Writers Prize.

Novelist and playwright Earl Lovelace reads from his novel, Is Just A Movie. His published works include While Gods Are Falling; The Dragon Can't Dance; and Salt, which won the 1997 Commonwealth Writers Prize.

Lectura Dantis, an ongoing public reading of Dante's Divine Comedy, presents "Paradiso 23" with Rachel Jacoff, professor emerita of Italian at Wellesley College. The presentation of the text is in English, and the reading in Italian.

Lectura Dantis, an ongoing public reading of Dante's Divine Comedy, presents "Paradiso 23" with Rachel Jacoff, professor emerita of Italian at Wellesley College. The presentation of the text is in English, and the reading in Italian.

Alan Jacobs, the Clyde S. Kilby Chair Professor of English at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, talks about the role of literature in sustaining religious belief. Judith Wilt, the Newton College Alumnae Professor Emerita, provides a response.

Alan Jacobs, the Clyde S. Kilby Chair Professor of English at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, talks about the role of literature in sustaining religious belief. Judith Wilt, the Newton College Alumnae Professor Emerita, provides a response.