A Hell of a City: Dante’s Inferno on the Road to Rome
Join the Rome Book Club for a guide to a few iconic moments in the Inferno (Hell), the first part of the Divine Comedy written by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) to recount a pilgrimage he made through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise in the year 1300 on a quest for salvation.
Featured Speakers:
- Theodore J. Cachey, Professor of Italian and the Albert J. and Helen M. Ravarino Family Director of Dante and Italian Studies, University of Notre Dame; Co-Director, University of Notre Dame Center for Italian Studies
- David Lummus, Visiting Professor of Italian and Co-Director, University of Notre Dame Center for Italian Studies
- Chiara Sbordoni, Adjunct Professor of Italian, University of Notre Dame Rome Global Gateway
Series Description
| Format | Title |
|---|---|
| Video | Meet the Faculty |
| Article | Pre-Readings |
| Video | Dante’s Inferno: Instructions for Use |
| Article | From the dark wood to Rome: Introduction to Inferno 1 and 2 |
| Video | Dante’s Inferno. Instructions for Use: the Contrappasso and the Map of Hell |
| Video | On the road from the dark wood to Rome: Virgil |
| Article | Prepare for Next Week |
| Event | View the Event |
| Article | Additional Resources |
| Format | Title |
|---|---|
| Video | "What’s wrong with this picture?" Paolo and Francesca |
| Video | Paolo and Francesca: Words of Desire. Introduction to Inferno 5 |
| Video | Aeneas and Dido |
| Event | View the Event |
| Article | Prepare for Next Week |
| Article | Additional Resources |
| Format | Title |
|---|---|
| Article | Hell’s Vineyard: Introduction to Inferno 13 |
| Video | "What’s wrong with this picture?" Pier delle Vigne |
| Video | Pier delle Vigne and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II |
| Video | Polydorus, the Bleeding Bush |
| Article | Prepare for Next Week |
| Article | Additional Resources |
| Event | View the Event |