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This page contains materials that can't necessarily fit into class time, can stand alone or just offer a chance to challenge interested students. Some of these are required and other are optional.
Inferno 8-9 Rants
I'm giving you this first one because we ran out of time. My favorite passages of the entire of Inferno must be Cantos 8 & 9.
First look at my annotations. Leave it open because I'm going to talk about my notes
Download the mp3 Rant about Inferno 8 & 9.
After hearing me explain my notes, feel free to look through some images inspired by the Cantos
Inferno 10-11 Presentation
For this one I want you to download the mp3 for Cantos 10-11 Slideshow. Then follow the instructions and view the following slideshow.
Click the link if you want to see the presentation and speaker notes.
I want to also talk a little about my notes for Cantos 10 and 11. I remember wondering how people made of the these maps and discerned the organization of Hell. But it's there--Virgil breaks it down in Canto 11. View my 10-11 Annotations and listen to my Canto 10-11 Rant. (four minutes)
C.S. Lewis on Hell (required)
I uploaded a chapter from C.S. Lewis' book The Problem of Pain. I want you to skim it first and then hear my comments about the text. Listen and follow along.
View The Reading
Download The Podcast (10 minutes)
When you finish, you may choose go back and read the whole thing on your own--your call. To receive credit for this assignment you need to write a response at the following link:
Go to The C.S. Lewis Questions
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