Dante’s Paradiso with Chris Kleinhenz

Time:

March 19–April 6, 2009
Thursdays and Mondays, 6:45–8:30 p.m.

Location:

Health Center Auditorium, Capitol Lakes Retirement Community (formerly Meriter MainGate) in Madison

Description:

Prepare for the third part of Dante's triumphant epic with some background into Dante's life and times, and an overview of his first two canticles of the Divine Comedy - Inferno and Purgatory. Then examine key cantos in Paradise from a number of perspectives to fully appreciate the poet's innovative artistry.

Instructor:

Photo of Christopher Kleinhenz
Christopher Kleinhenz is the Carol Mason Kirk Professor Emeritus of Italian at UW-Madison, where he taught since 1968. His teaching and research center on Italian literature, manuscript studies and the interrelationship of art and literature in medieval Italy. A prolific author and popular speaker among students of all ages, Kleinhenz has hosted several WAA travel and learning events. In 2004, he received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Cost:

$105 per person, $95 per WAA or OLLI member (includes text and reader)

Registration Deadline:

March 13, 2009

Questions?

E-mail Sarah Schutt at sschutt@waastaff.com or call her directly at (608) 262-5699 or toll free at (888) 947-2586.

Sponsored by the Division of Continuing Studies and the Wisconsin Alumni Association®.