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Dante's Paradise: Justice, Contemplation, and Vision - Cantos XVIII, XIX, XXI, XXII

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Overview

Explore a comprehensive lecture on Dante's Paradise XVIII-XIX and XXI-XXII from Yale University's "Dante in Translation" course. Delve into the Heaven of Jupiter, where souls of righteous rulers form an eagle, and examine Dante's probe into divine justice beyond Christian Europe. Investigate the contrast between political and moral boundaries in medieval notions of alterity. Move to the Heaven of Saturn, focusing on contemplative spirits like Peter Damian and St. Benedict, and analyze the distinction between visionary claims of contemplative and mystical traditions. Follow Dante's ascent to the Heaven of Fixed Stars, considering his awareness of his place in history. The lecture covers continuity and thematic expansion, space and justice, philosophy and theology dialogues, contemplatives, and concludes with a Q&A session.

Syllabus

- Chapter 1. Continuity and Thematic Expansion in the Cantos
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- Chapter 2. Space, Place and Justice
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- Chapter 3. A Conversation between Philosophy and Theology
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- Chapter 4. The Contemplatives
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- Chapter 5. Question and Answer.


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