35th Annual Bernardo Lecture with guest speaker Justin Steinberg
| Day | Thursday, November 13 |
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| Time | 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM |
| Where | Old Champlain Atrium |
This paper will argue that Dante draws on medieval representations of Jews to depict the character Virgil. Like one of the authors of the Hebrew Bible, Virgil?s texts illuminate those who will come after him, though he is himself blind to their true meaning. His poetry can save Statius, but he is himself damned. The tragedy of the obtuse Virgil is the tragedy of the obtuse Jews. More broadly, D...
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Add to Calendar 11/13/2025 4:30 PM 11/13/2025 5:30 PM America/New_York 35th Annual Bernardo Lecture with guest speaker Justin Steinberg This paper will argue that Dante draws on medieval representations of Jews to depict the character Virgil. Like one of the authors of the Hebrew Bible, Virgil?s texts illuminate those who will come after him, though he is himself blind to their true meaning. His poetry can save Statius, but he is himself damned. The tragedy of the obtuse Virgil is the tragedy of the obtuse Jews. More broadly, D... Old Champlain Atrium