Dr. Simon West

Dr Simon West is a poet and Italianist. He is the author of three volumes of poetry and an edition on the Italian poet Guido Cavalcanti. His most recent book The Ladder, published by Puncher & Wattmann, was shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards in 2016. He completed his PhD on poetry and translation at the University of Melbourne where it was awarded the Chancellor’s prize. He has taught Dante’s Divine Comedy for over ten years at the University of Melbourne to many enthusiastic students.

2019 Course Details

Purgatory - Part 2
Open to beginners and those who have completed previous courses
Tuesdays beginning 14th May until 2nd July 2019 at 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Venue: Dante Alighieri Society Office – 308 Drummond Street, Carlton.
Cost: $240 for 8 sessions (1hr. 30 mins per session)  
Materials: Any bilingual text of the Divine Comedy is acceptable

Inferno - 
Open to beginners and those who have completed previous courses
Thursdays beginning 16th May until 4th July 2019 at 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Venue: Dante Alighieri Society Office – 308 Drummond Street, Carlton.
Cost: $240 for 8 sessions (1hr. 30 mins per session)  
Materials: Any bilingual text of the Divine Comedy is acceptable
Please RSVP as soon as possible.
 For further enquiries contact the Dante Alighieri Society Office.
Ph: 9349 1143
Email: dante.alighieri.melbourne@gmail.com

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