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ITALIAN 582 · also LIT 582, MEDREN 603

Dante's Divine Comedy: Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise

Martin Eisner

Description from DukeHub

A voyage through the three otherworldly places of Dante's philosophical poem (Hell, Purgatory, Paradise) whose transformation of human actions into an ordered ethical system continues to captivate readers. Same as Italian 281/History 253/Medieval and Renaissance Studies 341/Literature 245/Religion 262 but with additional graduate level work.

Skills

AI-resilient: 1 of 5

  • No: Physical, lab or field work
  • No: Live work with people
  • Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "ethical"
  • No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
  • No: Small, in-person format

The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works

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