Week of May 26

Tuesday May 26 [FRIDAY SCHEDULE]
Class: Discuss Purgatorio, cantos 31-33.  Introduction to Paradise. Explain final project.

HW: Read and annotate Paradiso cantos 1-2 and notes (focus especially on the diagrams).  Brainstorm ideas for final project.

Wednesday, May 27 – NO CLASS

Thursday, May 28

Class: Discuss Paradiso, cantos 1-2:  Dante’s use of classical allusions and “neologisms” (invented words) in Heaven;  notions/misconceptions of Heaven as a peaceful place; significance of Moon Spots (2.49-148). What types of knowledge do we need to have to understand Paradise?

HW: Read and annotate Paradiso cantos 3-5, and notes.  Brainstorm ideas for final project.

Friday, May 29

Class: Discuss Paradiso cantos 3-5: Compare the members of the Donati family ecountered in hell (Corso), purgatory (Forese), and paradise (Piccarda). Compare Dante’s encounter with three women: Francesca in Inferno 5,  La Pia in Purgatorio 5, and Piccarda in Paradiso 5.

HW: Read and annotate Paradiso canto 33.
Complete final project proposal due Monday June 1.