HIEU 3215 - Dante’s Italy

This course investigates Italy’s history and culture at the end of the Middle Ages through the life and writings of Dante Alighieri, Italy’s greatest author of the medieval and early modern period. Through lectures and discussions on Dante’s most important writings, students will be introduced to the culture of Italian city-states as well as to the most important literary and philosophical ideas of the late Middle Ages.

Credits: 3