Taught by: Dr. Dario Del Puppo, Associate Professor of Modern Languages

For nearly seven centuries, readers have experienced the thrill of travelling vicariously through Hell, Purgatory and Heaven thanks to Dante's Divine Comedy. As one of the most celebrated and controversial works of Western literature it has inspired visionary thinkers and artists from the late-Middle Ages to the present. In this course we shall study Dante's epic poem in its historical context, as well as its relationship to our own culture. From the paintings of Michelangelo to recent films, we will discuss a variety of modern works of literature and art that develop important themes of the Divine Comedy.