ENG 321 - Dante’s World-Building (1)

Focusing on the first two canticles of the Divine Comedy, Inferno and Purgatory, we will read Dante’s most ambitious work as a cosmopoiesis, a political critique, and an artistic mosaic that evokes and integrates a host of literary, music, and art forms. How does a poet in exile develop a daring claim to prophetic and canonical status? Who were his poetic guides, models, and rivals? Prepare to ignite your verbal and visual creativity and to hone your analytical skills. Prerequisites: writing-designated course (W), or ENG 201, ENG 202, or ENG 215. When offered off campus, the course entails additional prerequisites. Alternate years. No alternate grade option.
(Humanities) (Intercultural Literacy Encounter)