Art, Realism, And Dante's Sheer Audacity: PURGATORIO, Canto XII, lines 13 - 24
The opening of PURGATORIO, Canto XII, becomes even stranger as the poet Dante claims that the art he’s about to see beneath his feet is even clearer than the actual events when they happened.All well ...
27 Mar 202423min
Dante's Pride Both Lanced And Swelling: PURGATORIO, Canto XII, Lines 1 - 12
Dante is still hunched over, going along like a dumb ox, paired up with the souls on the terrace of pride. His pride has been lanced by their monologues.Until Virgil tells him to be like the damned Ul...
24 Mar 202420min
A Bad Boy Makes Good On The Terrace Of Pride: PURGATORIO, Canto XI, Lines 109 - 139
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17 Mar 202434min
Oderisi Redux: PURGATORIO, Canto XI, Lines 73 - 108
I said we'd move on to the second half of Oderisi da Gubbio's speech . . . but there's no way we can. There are still so many unanswered questions about the way Dante cryptically inserts himself into ...
13 Mar 202426min
Proud Oderisi Confronts The Vagaries Of Artistic Fame: PURGATORIO, Canto XI, Lines 73 - 108
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10 Mar 202437min
Proud Omberto, Humbled . . . Or Humbled Omberto, Still Proud: PURGATORIO, Canto XI, Lines 46 - 72
We've come to the first penitent who speaks after the gate of Purgatory: Omberto Aldobrandesco. He's from a storied, titled family, a nobleman brought low. Or is he?Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as we hea...
6 Mar 202432min
Disorienting The Reader On The Terrace Of Pride: PURGATORIO, Canto XI, Lines 25 - 45
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3 Mar 202431min
Dante Rewrites The Foundational Prayer Of Christianity: PURGATORIO, Canto XI, Lines 1 - 24
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28 Feb 202441min
