You Don't Always Get The Poem You Want: PURGATORIO, Canto VI, Lines 76 - 105
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27 Sep 202327min
Sordello, Dante's Second Guide Across The Known Universe: PURGATORIO, Canto VI, Lines 49 - 75
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24 Sep 202329min
The Garbled Logic Of A Classical Poet In A Christian Poem: PURGATORIO, Canto VI, Lines 25 - 48
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20 Sep 202320min
Winners, Losers, And Beggars: PURGATORIO, Canto VI, Lines 1 - 24
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17 Sep 202330min
The Strange Brew Of Love And Disgust: PURGATORIO, Cantos VI - VIII
In this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE, we'll read the three cantos that lead us up to the gate of Purgatory itself.These are tough cantos! It's important to hear them before we break them apart to stu...
13 Aug 202331min
"Che Son La Pia": PURGATORIO, Canto V, Lines 130 - 136
Dante the pilgrim has heard two dramatic speeches from characters whose deaths were full of Sturm und Drang. Now, a quiet, lone voice comes forward to tell an elliptical, enigmatic tale of her violent...
9 Aug 202333min
The Struggle For A Son's Soul: PURGATORIO, Canto V, Lines 85 - 129
We come to the second monologue in PURGATORIO, Canto V. This time, we're on the other side of the battle of Campeldino with one of Dante's enemies. And we're on the other side of INFERNO, with a son w...
6 Aug 202336min
The Strangely Beautiful And Poetic Death Of Jacopo Del Cassero: PURGATORIO, Canto V, Lines 64 - 84
The frenzied souls had spoken in unison, in monophony. Now they begin to differentiate, to enter into polyphony with each other.Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as we hang out on the first minor ledge of Pur...
2 Aug 202332min
