Great Books #9: Dante's La Commedia
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In this Wednesday, April 8, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang introduces the Divine Comedy, humanity's greatest literary work. Notes and References: 1. Dante's "Divine Comedy" translated by Alan Mandelbaum: https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/dante/divine-comedy/
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