Great Books #11: Dante's Revolution

About this episode

Professor Jiang discusses Dante's conflict with Virgil in a lecture to his high school students.

Watch on YouTube: https://link-to-youtube.s.gy/gb11 In this Friday, May 22, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains Dante's war with Virgil. Notes and References: 1. Dante's Divine Comedy, translated by Alan Mandelbaum https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/dante/divine-comedy/

People in this episode

Host: Professor Jiang

Topics covered

• Dante
• Virgil
• Divine Comedy
• literature
• education
• high school

Keywords

• Dante
• Virgil
• Divine Comedy
• literature
• education
• high school lecture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dante's Divine Comedy

Places: Beijing

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