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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext'>This
Wednesday’s lecture will be Dante’s Hell presented by Jason Houston
of the OU Dept. of Modern Languages. Wednesday April 20, 7:00 p.m. at the
OCCE Forum. Below is Jason’s description of his presentation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext'>Dante's Hell<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext'>Dante's populates
his Hell with famous men and women from Classical and Christian history and
myth. We find Aristotle, Plato, Lucifer, Helen of Troy, Judas, and many other
figures that still resonate today. However, the two most famous episodes of the
Dante's <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Inferno</span></i> feature
little-known personages that Dante made (in)famous by condemning them to Hell.
Canto V tells the woeful story of Paolo and Francesca, noble lovers whose
adulterous affair brought about their untimely death and eternal condemnation
for the sin of lust. The horrific story of Count Ugolino and Archbishop
Ruggieri serves as the true climax (in this case, perhaps nadir is a better
word) of Dante's <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Inferno </span></i>in
Cantos XXXII-XXXIII. This sordid affair involves treachery, homicide, and even
cannibalism. Rather than a lecture, this will be a joint cooperative reading of
these cantos focusing on Dante's masterful ability to tell a story resonate
with multiple meanings. We will also look at artistic representations of these
two episodes the 15th through the 20th century. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Lucida Calligraphy"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"'>Ann Marie Eckart</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"'>Medieval Fair
Coordinator</span></font><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext'>Please pass the
word to SCA that this Wednesday’s lecture will be Dante’s Hell
presented by Jason Houston of the OU Dept. of Modern Languages. Wednesday
April 20, 7:00 p.m. at the OCCE Forum. Below is Jason’s description
of his presentation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext'>Dante's Hell<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext'>Dante's populates
his Hell with famous men and women from Classical and Christian history and
myth. We find Aristotle, Plato, Lucifer, Helen of Troy, Judas, and many other
figures that still resonate today. However, the two most famous episodes of the
Dante's <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Inferno</span></i> feature
little-known personages that Dante made (in)famous by condemning them to Hell.
Canto V tells the woeful story of Paolo and Francesca, noble lovers whose
adulterous affair brought about their untimely death and eternal condemnation
for the sin of lust. The horrific story of Count Ugolino and Archbishop
Ruggieri serves as the true climax (in this case, perhaps nadir is a better
word) of Dante's <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Inferno </span></i>in
Cantos XXXII-XXXIII. This sordid affair involves treachery, homicide, and even
cannibalism. Rather than a lecture, this will be a joint cooperative reading of
these cantos focusing on Dante's masterful ability to tell a story resonate
with multiple meanings. We will also look at artistic representations of these
two episodes the 15th through the 20th century. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Lucida Calligraphy"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"'>Ann Marie Eckart</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"'>Medieval Fair Coordinator</span></font><font
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