ITAL 310: Dante in Translation
Lecture 11 - Purgatory V, VI, IX, X. This lecture covers Purgatory V, VI, IX and X. The purgatorial theme of freedom introduced in the previous lecture is revisited in the context of Canto V, where Buonconte da Montefeltro's appearance among the last minute penitents is read as a critique of the genealogical bonds of natural necessity. The poet passes from natural to civic ancestry in Purgatory VI, where the mutual affection of Virgil and Sordello, a former citizen of the classical poet's native Mantua, sparks an invective against the mutual enmity that enslaves contemporary Italy. The transition from ante-Purgatory to Purgatory proper in Canto IX leads to an elaboration on the moral and poetic structure of Purgatory, exemplified on the terrace of pride in Canto X. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 11 - Purgatory V, VI, IX, X |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Tension between the Old and the New: Moral Purification |
| [00:04:54] | 2. Canto V: Retrospective Knowledge; Buonconte da Montefeltro; Pia de' Tolomei |
| [00:15:22] | 3. Canto VI: The Political Canto |
| [00:35:22] | 4. Marking the Rupture in Canto IX |
| [00:40:08] | 5. Canto X: The World of Art; The Idea of Measurement |
| [00:48:57] | 6. Learning How to Look; More on Measurement |
| [01:10:04] | 7. Question and Answer |
| References |
| Lecture 11 - Purgatory V, VI, IX, X Instructor: Professor Giuseppe Mazzotta. Visual Resources - Lecture 11 [HTML]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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