Virgil's Bitter Distress: Purgatorio, Canto III, Lines 22 - 45
Dante the pilgrim has been shocked by his shadow, the only one against the rock. Is he alone? No, Virgil's there, still his comfort.Or is he? Virgil sets into an explanation for why bodies cast shadow...
4 Jun 202327min
Your Body, Your Alienation: Purgatorio, Canto III, Lines 10 - 21
Virgil has scurried off, apparently ashamed or somehow guilty (the damned can be guilty?) because of Cato's reprimand.Now it's Dante's turn. As Virgil slows up, Dante first notices the giant mountain ...
31 Mai 202322min
Virgil, The Failure . . . Maybe: PURGATORIO, Canto III, Lines 1 - 9
Cato has given his stern reprimand and everyone has scattered for Mount Purgatory. Even Virgil. He's on the run, ashamed.But why should Virgil be ashamed? What's he done? And what would it matter if h...
28 Mai 202323min
The Initial Climb: PURGATORIO, Cantos 3 - 4
We've encountered Cato (twice!), seen souls arrive in an angel's boat, and heard Casella sing, all before everyone scatters toward Mount Purgatory.What's next? The climb! Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as ...
24 Mai 202326min
Part Two Of "What Is Purgatory?"
In this interpolated episode of the podcast WALKING WITH DANTE, let's look at some Biblical passages that may pertain to Purgatory. Medieval theologians used these verses to codify, justify, and elabo...
21 Mai 202326min
Comparing PURGATORIO I & II With Each Other And With INFERNO I & II
This interpolated episode of WALKING WITH DANTE takes on a structural analysis of the first two cantos of PURGATORIO--as well as our first vertical reading of COMEDY, comparing INFERNO I and II with P...
17 Mai 202326min
Cato's Back--Clearly Mad But A Bit Baffling As Well: PURGATORIO, Canto II, Lines 118 - 133
The souls off the angel's boat, Dante, and Virgil have all been enjoying a nice song on the shores of Purgatory. It's so refreshing, so pastoral . . . until Cato reappears.His return brings up a host ...
14 Mai 202332min
Refusing Love And Being Human: PURGATORIO, Canto II, Lines 106 - 117
Dante has heard Casella's weird story about hanging around back in the land of the living for three months--and not even being able to cross to Purgatory before that.But Dante the pilgrim wants more. ...
10 Mai 202326min
