Dante's Divine Comedy

Virgil helps Dante climb from the sixth bolgia. They come to the seventh, a melee of serpents chasing souls.

17 Mar 202017min

Affection balances fear. Thought counters foolhardiness. They escape to fresh despair in the sixth bolgia.

14 Mar 202014min

Virgil and Dante are escorted by 10 Malebranche demons. Something has gone very wrong.

12 Mar 202011min

They meet the demons of Malebranche. Virgil reckons he can outplay them. Dante does not.

10 Mar 202018min

Dante is perturbed when they encounter the diviners, an art he practices too.

7 Mar 202021min

Dante perceives the bleak bankruptcy of exchanging spiritual gifts for temporal goods.

5 Mar 202024min

They are in the eighth circle, the place called Malebolge, as the descent deepens further.

3 Mar 202027min

Approaching the cliffs into the deeper reaches of hell, they confront the monster Geryon and souls disfigured by usury.

29 Feb 202026min