COML 234 - The World of Dante

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Kirkham. Freshman Seminar. The masterpiece of Italian literature read in the context of Dante's cultural milieu (the Aristotelian cosmos, contemporary politics, medieval intellectual ideals, the esthetic of order, symbolism, allegory, numerology and his literary heritage from Virgil to the early Italian vernacular poets. Illustrated manuscripts and the visual tradition of the poem will be shown in slide presentations. Lecture/discussion format.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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