The Italian department at Sewanee is hosting a rare complete reading of Dante’s “Divine Comedy” at the new Italian House named in honor of Doug Paschall, located at 85 Louisiana Circle. The reading will begin at 2 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14; it will last until approximately midnight.
Maggie Fritz-Morkin, visiting assistant professor of Italian, said she believes this will be the only public reading of the full text in the United States this year.
Faculty, students, staff and community members will take turns reading the 100 cantos that travel through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. There will be refreshments and comfortable seating, and participants are invited to drop in and out as they please.
There are still unclaimed cantos, Fritz-Morkin said, “especially in Purgatory and Paradise, so any soul wishing to participate can either drop by the event” or send an email in advance to <mafritzm@sewanee.edu>.
The group has a Twitter handle (@SewaneeItalian) so that people can track the progress of the event throughout the evening.
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