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Great Books #9: Dante (Re-Upload with Audio Fixed)

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In this Wednesday, April 8, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang introduces Dante's Divine Comedy. Notes and References: 1. Dante: https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/dante/divine-comedy/

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@Aephelia 2026-04-08

I like the fact that he doesn’t read any comments, good for his mental health.

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@Ganjil100 2026-04-08

“Good is not absence of evil. Good is confrontation of evil!” powerful Jiang

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@christinaminty 2026-04-08

Does anyone else think his Great Books series is utterly underrated? Prof is all over the place now but media hit pieces only care about his prediction, while there are so many great nuanced and interesting materials they ignore.

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@ger-l5k 2026-04-08

Hello Classmates, nice to see you again!!!

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@jumboon 2026-04-08

In Italy we study the Comedia at least twice during the course of study, at different ages. One part per year. My time was in the late '70. No one aver tought me such a profound analysis of this opera. No professor was able to do that. May cause we focused to the letterary/linguistic aspects of thi opera. True, the style is in "terzine". The first and the third line of the single terzina end with the same sound (rima) and this rolls over every three terzine. (Sorry, it's a bit complicate to explain indeed). Thank you very much professor. At 66 I can say I know more about the Divina Comedia, now.

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@jorgebaptisto9455 2026-04-08

Re-upload has been up for 20 minutes. Why is everyone late? Do you all even want to graduate?

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@eclipseNF 2026-04-08

Jiang inspired me to buy and read these great books

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@TheSukhbirgrewal 2026-04-08

I’m a delivery driver. And i love listening to Prof. Jiang through out my work. Lucky to have such prof in my life.

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@st4rboyjr 2026-04-08

You the man Professor - ty for looking out for us headphone users

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@francescobianchi595 2026-04-08

As an Italian who has been studing Dante in school, i am amazed, nobody ever explained this, and it feels so real. Nobody in Italy undestand this so well

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