Since 1978, Professor Teodolinda Barolini has taught her famous “Dante in a Year” course, reading just The Divine Comedy with students across a full academic year. Join one of the world’s eminent scholars of Dante and Italian literature as she becomes the Virgil to your Dante, leading students and members of the public through Hell in the course of one full academic year.

On Wednesday, February 18, at 6 PM, join Teodolinda Barolini, the Lorenzo da Ponte Professor of Italian at Columbia University, as we read canti XXI–XXIV. Register for the entire series (5 meetings in spring 2026) using the link below, or for one session with this page’s form.