Search : Index : Faculty of Arts : Italian
Prev 116-066 Italian 3R: Research Project
Next 116-072 Dante 2

 116-071 To Hell with Dante

Note

Formerly available as 116-318/418. Students who have completed 116-318/418 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Dr S Kolsky

Prerequisites

Completion of all Second Year Italian subjects; 37.5 points at either post-beginners or post-VCE sequence for Third Year. Admission to Honours in Italian for Fourth Year.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1-hour lecture and a 1.5-hour seminar per week

Subject Description

This subject concentrates on selected cantos of Dante's Inferno. Students will encounter techniques which should enable them to analyse the poetic language of the Inferno. Guided readings in secondary material should give students an understanding of some of the key medieval concepts of the Inferno. The subject is designed so that students will be in a position to appreciate and analyse one of the most impressive poems in Italian literature. By the end of the subject students should have acquired some understanding of the basic theological, philosophical and literary concepts of the Inferno and have developed critical strategies for interpreting its poetry.

Assessment

A 2-hour test, and an essay of 2000 words for 3rd year, 3000 words for 4th year.

Prescribed Texts

  • D Alighieri, Inferno. R M Durling (ed) OUP.
  • D Alighieri, Inferno. N Sapegno (ed) La Nuova Italia.


Search : Index : Faculty of Arts : Italian
Prev 116-066 Italian 3R: Research Project
Next 116-072 Dante 2
Status:                   Official 2000
Last Modified:            Thursday November 25 15:10
SGML to HTML Conversion:  Information Technology Services
Authorised by:            Academic Registrar
Email Enquiries:          Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au