The Dolce Stil Nuovo and Dante
Throughout the ages, expressions of passion and commitment have been central to love poets. This course will focus on the medieval foundations of Italian poetry—and by extension, the rebirth of European literature.
Course Details
Registration Confirmation Letter
Course Syllabus
Course Materials
Accessing Zoom Tutorial
Zoom Video Tutorial
Note - Course Materials Organization
Supplementary Reading Note
Optional - Varvaro Language and Culture
Optional - Wright 2002
Optional - Wright 1981
Optional - Giacomo da Lentini Part 1
Optional - Giacomo Da Lentini Part 2
Optional - Nina Siciliana
Optional - Poets of the Sicilian School
Optional - Compiuta Donzella of Florence
Optional - Guittone d'Arezzo
Week 1 Slideshow
HSP Lesson 1 Notes
Week 2 Class Slideshow
Reading Guide
Decameron Guido Cavalcanti
Dino Compagni Guido Cavalcanti
Guido Cavalcanti Part 1
Guido Cavalcanti Part 2
Guido Cavalcanti Part 3
Guido Guinizzelli Part 1
HSP Lesson 2A Notes
HSP Lesson 2B Notes
Week 3 - Class Slideshow
Barolini Dante and the Lyric Past
Dante Two Sonnets
Dante's Rime Petrose
Dante's Tenzone
Harrison Approaching the Vita Nuova
Reynolds Dante and Cavalcanti
Vita Nuova 1
Vita Nuova 2
Week 3 Lecture Notes
Week 4 Slideshow
Immanuel of Rome Translation
Cecco Angiolieri: selection of sonnets
Francis Petrarch: selection of poetry
Ludovico Ariosto, canto 23 of Orlando Furioso: please start reading at stanza 100
Week 4 Lesson Notes