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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 202326min
Casella, We Love You But Hardly Know You: PURGATORIO, Canto II, Lines 88 - 105
We've come to the heart of the second story sequence in PURGATORIO, Canto II. Here, Dante tries to hug one of the souls off the angels boat and discovers an old friend, Casella.Casella has some surpri...
7 Maj 202328min
Spooky Hugs: PURGATORIO, Canto II, Lines 76 - 87
Dante has certainly been able to interact with all sorts of souls in INFERNO. But now things seem to be changing. He meets a soul on the shore of Purgatory that he can't touch--or even hug.Join me, Ma...
3 Maj 202322min
Of Pilgrims, Pilgrimages, And Wonder: PURGATORIO, Canto II, Lines 52 - 75
We begin the second sequence in PURGATORIO, Canto II, with the souls who've been summarily dumped out of the boat onto the shores of the mountain-island. Where should they go? What should they do? The...
30 Apr 202330min
Two Ways Of Being Dead: PURGATORIO, Canto II, Lines 43 -51
We've come to the end of the angel sequence in PURGATORIO, Canto II. The souls arrive on the shores of Purgatory singing a psalm that is unique in the medieval liturgy and that points to important pie...
26 Apr 202326min
