Of The Florentine Civil War, The Bloody Aftermath, And Its Child, Rage: INFERNO, Canto XXVIII, Lines 103 - 111
We've seen so many figures down in the ninth of the evil pouches of fraud, the ninth of the "malebolge" in Dante's INFERNO. And we're about to see more, including the guy who (maybe?) started the enti...
20 Juli 202228min
Of The Roman Civil War, Idealism, And Its Child, Ambivalence: Inferno, Canto XXVIII, Lines 91 - 102
We're down in the crowded pit of the schismatics, the ninth of the evil pouches (or "malebolge") that make up the giant eighth circle of fraud in Dante's INFERNO.We've already seen two figures, heard ...
17 Juli 202239min
The Wonder Of Historical Obscurity: Inferno, Canto XXVIII, Lines 64 - 90
Muhammad has walked on, but we're not finished with the schismatics and those who make scandal for the faithful. The ninth of the evil pouches (the "malebolge") of fraud is a crowded pit!Join me, Mark...
13 Juli 202224min
The Most Shocking Line In The Canticle Of Pain: Inferno, Canto XXVIII, Lines 46 - 63
We're down among the scandal makers and the schismatics in the ninth of the evil pouches (the "malebolge") that make up the great circle of fraud in Dante's INFERNO.We've heard Muhammad talk about his...
10 Juli 202223min
Dante, Muhammad, The Comedy, and Islam: Inferno, Canto XXVIII, Lines 22 - 45
We've come to the ninth pouch of fraud--and perhaps the most shocking malebolge of them all. Here stands Muhammad mangled in a pit full of those who create scandals and those who make schisms.But whic...
6 Juli 202236min
The Body In Pain Is The Wreckage Of Empire: INFERNO, Canto XXVIII, Lines 1 - 21
We have come to the ninth pit of the sins of fraud, way down in the eighth circle of Dante's INFERNO. We're about to meet a set of souls--well, bodies, more like--who endure unbelievable agony, exactl...
3 Juli 202237min
A Comparision And Contrast Between Ulysses And Guido Da Montefeltro: Inferno, Cantos XXVI And XXVII
We've spent a long time in the eighth of the malebolge, the evil pouches that make up the big circle of fraud in Dante's INFERNO. Before we take our leave, let's look at the way the two speakers, Ulys...
29 Juni 202240min
The Demonic Struggle For Guido's Embittered Soul: Inferno, Canto XXVII, Lines 112 - 136
Down in the eighth of the evil pouches (the malebolge) that make up the giant circle of fraud in INFERNO, Guido da Montefeltro has told the (self-justifying) tale of his life. And now comes the strugg...
26 Juni 202231min
