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DANTE SOCIETY MEETING

 

ANNUAL MEETING

Saturday, May 18, 2013

 

10:30 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.

Carriage House, Longfellow House – Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site

105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02318

 

 

Dante and Boccaccio: Three Approaches

 

 “Fiction with Fiction: Confessing to Dante in Decameron 1.1”

Simone Marchesi, Princeton University

 

“The Politics of Cortesia: Dante, Boccaccio and the Case of Corso Donati”

Kristina Olson, George Mason University

 

“Mediating Dante: Boccaccio and the Transformation of a Modern Author”

Martin G. Eisner, Duke University

 

 

Reception and refreshments to follow

The Carriage House of the Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site is only a short walk from Harvard Square. Parking at the site is extremely limited and must be arranged in advance; parking garages are available in and around the Square. Accommodations for the disabled can be made in advance by contacting dsa@dantesociety.org. The event will begin with a business meeting at 10:30 a.m. followed by a panel of short talks on “Dante and Boccaccio.” Refreshments in the adjacent garden (weather permitting) will follow.