Great Books II   Spring 2020
  Reading Questions  
 

February 3

 

Dante

Read one Canto aloud each day.

 

Augustine (VII-VIII)
Focus on XVIII-XXII
  1. Explicate each contrapasso in the malebolge.
  2. Why is Dante's hell now "playful"?
  3. Characterize the transitions between the 3 regions of hell and their sin forms.
  4. Characterize each region itself, especially in terms of its iconic animal.
  5. How is Dante the pilgrim changing?
  6. Why is hell round?