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From Tartarus to Hell, from the Fields of Elysium to Paradise, the landscape of the Other World and the souls that inhabit it have inspired the imagination of poets and artists of every age. This co-taught, comparative, and interdisciplinary course examines points of continuity, development, and change between classical Greek and Roman and medieval Italian notions about Death and the Afterlife. This course will examine, in particular, the theme of katabasis (a hero’s descent to the land of the dead) in the works of Homer, Vergil, and Dante; it will examine the themes of death and afterlife in the art of the Classical and Italian traditions; and it will address culturally specific notions about the body of the deceased, the nature of the soul, and the ministers of the Dead.
This blog will be used to stretch the natural barriers of the seminar, and to extend our discussion.
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