Dante's Divine Comedy

Conversations exploring Dante's Divine Comedy with leading scholars, acclaimed academics, and innovative researchers. Join host Richard Emerson for in-depth discussions that bridge medieval wisdom with contemporary insights, revealing how Dante's masterwork continues to illuminate our path forward.

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Purgatory, Episode 3

The third chapter is a lighter canto, and describes the transition from the Beach to the Mountain across the fields. Main symbolic theme is the role and limitation of Reason, both as the foundation and crucial for the Climb, but also its limitations. This topic will be increasingly clear through the book – until the Crowning moment after the Seven Terraces. Enjoy! Recommended version for joining this series is Mark Musa’s Penguin Classics Edition here: https://amzn.com/0140444424...

Jan 21, 2021•9 min

Purgatory, Episode 2

In this second episdode we’ll meet the Angelic Boatman arriving at the shores of Mount Purgatory, and see the symbolism of both the Boatman and the role of Cato as the Guardian of the Mountain and Growth. Overall this is a chapter of beauty, renewal and rebirth. Enjoy! Recommended version for joining this series is Mark Musa’s Penguin Classics Edition here: https://amzn.com/0140444424

Jan 21, 2021•9 min

Purgatory, Episode 1

Welcome to this first episode of the Purgatory Series! We’ll talk about the symbolism of the first chapter but also the bigger context and framing of the book and the Comedy as a whole. Enjoy! Recommended version for joining this series is Mark Musa’s Penguin Classics Edition here: https://amzn.com/0140444424

Jan 21, 2021•8 min

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