Centre for Dante Studies in Ireland

Final lecture in series next week!

Another great lecture

Next up, Paolo Rigo

Fabulous lecture to open the series 👏👏👏

#OTD Giovanni #Boccaccio died 650 years ago. We remember him as one of the most important Italian authors of all time and the founder of the novella. We honor him by publishing his complete works.

Sit tibi opus gloriae.

THE INTERNATIONAL BOCCACCIO EDITION

Just in time for Christmas! Here is the amazing line-up for the 2026 UCC Dante Lecture Series! @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie

Day 2 of #DanteFutures

4th edition of #DanteFutures - this time at University of Warwick. Big CDSI presence. 👏👏👏to all involved

This week Dr George Rayson spoke at the University of Bristol with a paper titled: “‘così o così’: Choosing the Right Words in Dante’s ‘Commedia’”

Coming soon #DanteFutures 4th edition

More recent events include ‘Women Scholars in Dante Studies’, ‘Il testo della Vita nova’ at the University of Bergamo, and ‘Representing the Afterlife in Latin & Romance Middle Ages’ at the University of Naples. Well done Valentina, Federica, Aistė @murkuo.bsky.social, George and Elsina 👏👏👏

CDSI International Tour #4 University of Notre Dame wonderful conference on Global Translation & Reception in Dante. Strong CDSI presence too

CDSI International Tour #3 next stop Chicago for American Boccaccio Association - the Centre ran double session on Dantean Afterlives in Boccaccio

CDSI International Tour #2 we went stateside to Yale University for ‘Premodern Affective Spaces’ organised by associate member of Centre and all round brilliant person Prof. Heather Webb @heatherwebb.bsky.social

Then began our CDSI international tour. First stop ADI conference in Genova - great papers, great presence from members of the Centre

Back in September we kicked off events with a wonderful launch & reading by Lorna Goodison @UCC to celebrate her magnificent “Dante’s Inferno” @Carcanet @CACSSSResearch1 @UCCResearch

We’ve been away for a while. But it’s been a busy autumn for the Centre - here are some of the highlights so far

The Centre for Dante Studies in Ireland is delighted to welcome the Jamaican poet Lorna Goodison to UCC for the launch of her ‘Dante’s Inferno’. Admission free but booking on eventbrite essential. Use QR code

A great way to round off the academic year for the Centre for Dante Studies in Ireland with our 10th Dante Dialogue - this one “Figurando il Paradiso”: Dante and the Representation of Paradise with Prof Martin Kemp and Dr Federico Rossi. Watch the recording here: youtu.be/l6VRK43L1fc?...

Coming soon

Happening tomorrow!

The Reasons of Rhyme! Coming soon

Coming soon!

YouTube video by Dante In Ireland CDSI Dantedi 2025

Buon Dantedì! The CDSI @cdsi.bsky.social has created a video to mark the day: a reading in 14 different languages by colleagues from @ucc.ie of “Inferno” 26:
Here is the video: youtu.be/18niFgTFvD4?...

Dublin friends, please support our intrepid colleagues Serena Laiena and Giulia Cipriani at the Istituto Italiano Di Cultura - Dublino and their students for this wonderful exhibition for Dantedì. 26 March, 6pm.

im deadly serious here this is a 14th century illustration of a horse dying and going to hell

What a great way to round off the 2025 Dante Public Lecture Series with George Rayson’s brilliant take on the Hapax! Thanks for everyone’s support for the duration of the series. You can see the recording of the lecture here: youtu.be/LhBWFfh3s0s?...

Next week, final lecture

We were gifted a powerfully protean “versioning” of the ‘Commedia’ last night by the wonderful Kimberly Campanello. You can watch the recording here: youtu.be/_ryrkfgWWWc?...

Join us next Monday for the wonderful Kimberly Campanello