Four Evenings with Dante and his "Divine Comedy" – Episode 1

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At the roots of medieval spirituality, symbolism & imagination.
A 4-episode webinar with Prof. Daniela Boccassini (The University of British Columbia); MC: Dr. Arianna Dagnino (The University of British Columbia).
Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy," the best known of all poems written in the Italian language 700 years ago, takes us on a spiritual journey from a ghastly dark forest to the blissful light of a cosmic embrace, from exile to reintegration, from wretchedness to joy.

In the course of four episodes, Prof. Daniela Boccassini show us why Dante's cosmic perspective is as impelling today as ever:
1. December 7, 2020
Dante's life and his source of inspiration: Beatrice
2. December 14, 2020 The Divine Comedy: Inferno
3. December 21, 2020
The Divine Comedy: Purgatorio
4. December 28, 2020
The Divine Comedy: Paradiso

This webinar is offered by the Dante Alighieri Society of BC in collaboration with the General Consulate of Italy in Vancouver. The Society offers online Italian language courses at all levels through the Dante Italian Language School in Vancouver.
For more info visit our website: www.dantesocietybc.ca
or send us an email: info@dantesocietybc.ca