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Great Books II Spring
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Reading Questions |
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March 1 |
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Dante - Purgatorio
Read one
Canto aloud each day.
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Boethius - Book III |
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Team Assigment Each student is responsible for leading
discussion on one Canto, as noted by your initials below.
Focus on the list of leitmotifs we assembled on February 15. |
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What is true happiness? What is the end we should seek?
How does Boethius handle evil? |
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Canto XVI - Why are free will and
wrath paired together? bg, ef, ks, aw |
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| Canto XVII - How is this Canto
a turning point in the poem? kc, lh, rj, st |
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| Canto XVIII - Explain the rules
governing love. ac, rh, ds, as |
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| Canto XIX - Interpret Dante's
dream and describe how the pilgrim is changing in Purgatory.
ve, bh,
sm, kv |
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| Be prepared to spend 15 minutes in
class addressing the questions for your Canto, with the assistance
of the other three students in your group. |
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