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Inferno or Paradiso? On Introducing Students to the Divine Comedy

Inferno or Paradiso? On Introducing Students to the Divine Comedy

Update: 2020-11-25

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Dr. Jason Baxter, Academic Dean at Wyoming Catholic College and author of The Beginners Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy offers his thoughts on how to introduce students to the Divine Comedy. By forcing the Divine Comedy (and many other "Great Works") on our boys without the proper groundwork, we risk cheating them of a profound encounter. But there is value, and this is an introduction worth making. How do we go about it? Listen in and follow our guide.

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Inferno or Paradiso? On Introducing Students to the Divine Comedy

Inferno or Paradiso? On Introducing Students to the Divine Comedy