Reflecting on Dante's Inspired Poetry for his Septicentennial

Join us in reflecting on The Divine Comedy and La Vita Nuova by Dante

This is the final installation of our commemorative reading of two most accomplished works of Dante - La Vita Nuova and the Divine Comedy. Hopefully you have been on this journey together with us for the past year, and now it is time to look back and reflect on everything that we read and studied together.

Format:

1. Introduction to the material by Phil & Doug
2. Those who have read the two books get to share their reflections
3. Breakout rooms with 6-8 people each
4. Takeaways and go around: Everybody can comment
5. General discussion

Schedule:
7 Feb: the Vita Nuova
7 Mar: Inferno 1-12
4 Apr: Inferno 13-23
2 May: Inferno 24-34
6 Jun: Purgatorio 1-11
11 Jul: Purgatorio 12-22
8 Aug: Purgatorio 23-33
12 Sep: Paradiso 1-11
10 Oct: Paradiso 12-22
7 Nov: Paradiso 22-33
5 Dec: Grand Finale: Reflecting on Dante's 7th Centennial Memorial

Here are some resources on Dante:
This 19 minute introduction by Giuseppe Mazzotta is very good (he explains
why the Vita Nuova is important and gives a broad introduction to the
Commedia): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=679FGDpZBew

CJ's 2011 essay:
https://blog.cjfearnley.com/2012/04/29/dantes-great-commedia-or-poetry-as-a-way-of-knowing/

And CJ's "Reading Dante in 2021" page
https://www.cjfearnley.com/Dante2021.html

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