If you are not a person who chooses to read Dante voluntarily, you would probably find a way how to fulfill the teachers’ requirements without reading Dante seriously. I have underwent education with emphasis put on the humanities (although probably not as strong as in the Italian system—but I can’t really compare) and the only things I remember are a bunch of literature related trivia—names of few writers and books—and the fact that literature sucks.
If you are not a person who chooses to read Dante voluntarily, you would probably find a way how to fulfill the teachers’ requirements without reading Dante seriously. I have underwent education with emphasis put on the humanities (although probably not as strong as in the Italian system—but I can’t really compare) and the only things I remember are a bunch of literature related trivia—names of few writers and books—and the fact that literature sucks.
Very true and very sad. :(