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DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to a talk by Prof. Oriol Ponsatí-Murl
 à\, Josep Pla Visiting Professor in Catalan Studies at the Department of Ib
 erian and Latin American Cultures\, titled "Homer\, Virgil\, Dante\, and Be
 rnat Metge Knocking on Hell’s Door: Why the Souls of the Suicides Keep Movi
 ng"\, which will take place on Thursday\, October 16\, 2025\, at Pigott Hal
 l (Bldg. 260)\, Room 252\, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.\n\nThis talk explores 
 how four major descents to the underworld—the Odyssey\, the Aeneid\, the Di
 vine Comedy\, and Lo Somni—reimagine the place of those who die by suicide.
  From Homer’s Hades to Virgil’s threshold of shadows\, Dante’s forest of th
 e self-destructive and Bernat Metge’s restless afterlife\, the location of 
 the suicides is never fixed. Why do these souls keep moving? What does thei
 r instability reveal about ancient and medieval understandings of agency\, 
 guilt\, and redemption? By tracing these shifting representations across Gr
 eek\, Latin\, Italian\, and Catalan texts\, the lecture shows how the geogr
 aphy of the underworld becomes a space for negotiating moral ambiguity and 
 the boundaries of divine justice.\n\nPlease RSVP if you are planning to joi
 n us. We look forward to seeing you there!
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LOCATION:Building 260\, Pigott Hall\, room 252
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SUMMARY:ILAC: Vergil\, Dante\, and Bernat Metge Knocking on Hell’s Door: Wh
 y the Souls of the Suicides Keep Moving
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URL:https://events.stanford.edu/event/dlcl-oriol-ponsati-muria-visiting-ass
 istant-professor-dlcl
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