Dante’s Divine Comedy: The Divine Comedy for Beginners or the Bewildered
When : 1st March 2014 - 10:00am
Where : Calderstones Mansion House
Price : £30.00
When: 1st March 2014, 10am-4pm
Where: Calderstones Mansion House, Calderstones Park, Liverpool
Cost: £30 (including lunch); £15 concessions
Contact: Sophie Johnson: [email protected] 0151-207-7207
Description: Life crisis? Off track? Time for a new start? If this is not the sort of thing you would ever do, come and do it. Reading a big, complex poem can be daunting, but don't be daunted, be daring. With an experienced guide and some fellow-travellers the journey can be an exhilarating experience, as we read lines more than 700 years old and find them full of feelings we recognise. The Divine Comedy, one of humanity's greatest poems. This is probably the classic with the most fearsome reputation, but why? Find out at our Short Courses for Serious Readers. Our Short Courses for Serious Readers are for anyone who loves reading and exploring great literature with like-minded company. Led by Jane Davis, Founder and Director of The Reader Organisation. These courses enable you to take a break for a day and immerse yourself in a good book. (We'll use two translations, so choose either C.H. Sissons translation in the Worlds Classics Series (OUP) or J.D. Sinclair's prose translation in 3 volumes, with the Italian parallel text (OUP) – Get your copy here: http://astore.amazon.co.uk/thereadorga-21/)
