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| The William & Katherine Devers Program in Dante Studies at the University of Notre Dame supports rare book acquisitions in the John A. Zahm, C.S.C., Dante Collection, as well as teaching and research about Dante across the Arts & Letters curriculum, in particular in the Medieval and Italian Studies areas, through the sponsorship of conferences, fellowships, lecture series, seminars, and visiting professorships. It also sponsors print and electronic publications of scholarly research through the Devers Series in Dante Studies, published by the University of Notre Dame Press, and as a founding member of the ItalNet Consortium for the creation of scholarly internet resources in the Italian Studies area. The Devers Program also funds an annual program of research and travel grants for faculty and students. |
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Professor Baranski is one of the world's authorities on Dante, medieval poetics, and modern Italian literature, film and culture. During the Fall of 2007 Professor Baranski will be in residence at Notre Dame and teach two courses. In each of the other semesters of his two-year term as Ravarino Visiting Professor, Baranski will visit Notre Dame for a period of 7-10 days. More... |
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The William & Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies, Volume 9 Winthrop Wetherbee's new study of Dante's relationship to the classical Latin poets—Virgil, Ovid, Lucan, Statius—is a tour-de-force. Although other scholars have offered valuable insights into the literary relationship established by Dante with Virgil or Ovid—less so with Lucan or Statius—none have considered the role that all four poets played in the composition of Dante's Commedia. Wetherbee provides an indispensable tool for teaching Dante's Commedia and a firm basis for new research in this field of studies. More... |
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