M103 | Dante's Divine Comedy: Purgatorio One | Mondays - 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Online |
Dante’s Divine Comedy
is one of the most celebrated literary works of world literature. While living
in exile from his birthplace of Florence, the poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
creates a persona of himself as a pilgrim who travels on an arduous journey
through hell, purgatory, and heaven in search of redemption. On his journey to
personal salvation, he also explores complex issues of Christian faith, the Roman
Catholic church, and Florentine politics. Using the poetic form he created, terza
rima, he weaves a compelling narrative that explores the journey of the
human soul. In this six-week session we will read and discuss the first half of
Purgatorio which describes the second part of Dante’s journey toward
redemption.
Kathleen Duguay has an MA in Comparative Literature and a PhD in English. She was a professor of English for 25 years at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania where she taught a wide variety of courses in literature, linguistics, and writing. She currently lives in North Adams where you will often find her on the golf course or pickleball court. |
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