Virgil The Poet Becomes Virgil The Prophet: INFERNO, Canto I, Lines 97 - 136
In a previous episode, I talked about how Dante defines Virgil as a poet, not a philosopher, and why that was important in Dante's medieval context.But there's more to Virgil than poetry. There's prop...
7 Okt 202026min
Virgil To The Rescue: INFERNO, Canto I, Lines 67 - 96
We meet the pilgrim Dante's first and great guide, the Roman poet Virgil. He is the pilgrim's master, his "author." Except he's also Virgil, a guy who has a limited understanding of the universe.What ...
4 Okt 202025min
Wild Beasts On The Slope And The Slide Into Despair: INFERNO, Canto I, Lines 28 - 66
Dante begins his journey across the known universe--except not. The journey stops almost the moment it begins in COMEDY.What happens when you set off in a new direction but have no clue where you're g...
30 Sep 202030min
Climbing Away From The Turbulence In The Lake Of The Heart: INFERNO, Canto I, Lines 10 - 27
Our pilgrim, Dante, comes awake in a dark wood. Now what? He has to walk out. But to where? And how?This fourth episode of WALKING WITH DANTE is actually the second passage we cover from INFERNO. Intr...
26 Sep 202022min
An Interpolated Episode: Who was Dante?
Who was Dante? Actually, that's two questions in one. First, how did this hard-working if not formerly brilliant poet and would-be politician from a rather lackluster family end up writing COMEDY, arg...
26 Sep 202033min
Finding Ourselves Lost In A Dark Wood: INFERNO, Canto I, Lines 1 - 9
We take the first steps with our pilgrim, Dante, as he finds himself in a dark wood and starts his walk . . . through hell? No, across the known universe.He's also in a mid-life crisis. Curiously, not...
26 Sep 202024min
An Introduction To The Podcast WALKING WITH DANTE
An introduction to the podcast WALKING WITH DANTE.I'm Mark Scarbrough, a former academic and working author.This podcast is my passion project: to take Dante's COMEDY passage by passage. I've taught i...
26 Sep 20206min
