Lecture 1 - Introduction Dante in Translation
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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 then situated historically through an overview of Dante's early poetic and political careers and the circumstances that led to his exile. Professor Mazzotta concludes by discussing the central role Dante's exile was to play in his poetic project.
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Everytime I listen to Prof Mazzotta talking about Dante is for me a sort of lullaby...in the best, therefore, positive sense. A way which opens many doors inside myself...many of which, I thought, were apparently closed and many others were just adjar. Thanks Prof.!
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