First class on Dante -- 10/29/10
Nov 01, 2010•1 hr 18 min
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Episode description
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.
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