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Dante in Translation - Audio
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4.3 stars from 63 ratings
Wonderful and fun *^,^*
I read Inferno when I was very young. Getting to listen to the Professor is fantastic fun! :) He's wonderful! :) I'd love to take his class in real life. *^,^*
Fjdjdjfjfjfjfjfjfj via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/06/18
Dante/Mazzota
Wonderful and passionate. Thank You
jimmyfitz45 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/16/16
solid but boring
If you are Catholic or a genre lit (fantasy sci fi) writer maybe check this class. But otherwise, your time is better spend just reading inferno. The reason Dante is rated so high is because he was endorsed by the Catholic Church. If you want good reads in the general ballpark read Ovid's...Read full review »
Josh46784425689 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/23/13
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This lecture focuses on the middle zone of Inferno, the area of violence (Inferno 12-16). Introductory remarks are made on the concentration of hybrid creatures in this area of Hell and followed by a close reading of cantos 13 and 15. The pilgrim’s encounter with Pier delle Vigne (Inferno 13)...
Published 07/16/10
Professor Mazzotta introduces students to the Divine Comedy, focusing on the first four cantos of Inferno. Stylistic, thematic and formal features of the poem are discussed in the context of its original title, Comedy. The first canto is read to establish the double voice of the poet-pilgrim...
Published 07/16/10
Professor Mazzotta introduces students to the general scheme and scope of the Divine Comedy and to the life of its author. Various genres to which the poem belongs (romance, epic, vision) are indicated, and special attention is given to its place within the encyclopedic tradition. The poem is...
Published 07/16/10
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