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I. The times of Dante Church, R.W. Florentine political feuds and their influence upon Dante Norton, C.E / The intellectual and moral awakening of Italy II. Sources of our knowledge of Dante Giovanni Villani, Boccaccio, Filippo Villani, Lionardo Bruni / Norton, C.E. What is definitely known on Dante's life III. Dante's personal appearance: Norton, C.E. Portraits and masks IV. The Vita nuova: Dinsmore, C.A. Lyrical poetry before the time of Dante. Gaspary, A. The meaning and character of the Vita nuova. Norton, C.E. On the structure of the Vita nuova V. Minor works: Norton, Bryce, Saintsbury, Scartazzini, Dinsmore VI. The Divina commedia: Longfellow, Gardner, Federn. Witte, K. Dante's cosmography. Wicksteed, P.H. The chronology of the Divina commedia. Dante's letter to Can Grande [text] Gardner, E.C. The moral topography of the Inferno. Comparetti, D. The nature of Vergil in the Divina commedia. Gardner, E.G. Structure and moral significance of Purgatory. Thomas Aquinas. [Selections tr. from the Summa theologica] Scartazzini, G.A. Beatrice. Dinsmore, C.A. The Paradiso VII. Interpretation: Church, R.W. The character, purpose, and poetic qualities of the Divina commedia. Gaspary, A. The poetry of the Inferno. Lowell, J.R. The Divina commedia the embodiment of the Christian idea of a triumphant life. .