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Solving The Knot Of Wrath: PURGATORIO, Canto XVI, Lines 1 - 24
Season 2 Episode 123
Dante finds himself in such dark, acrid smoke that he is reminded of the very inky desolations of Inferno. In fact, he has come to the darkest spot i…
1 year, 7 months ago
Anger In PURGATORIO and INFERNO
Season 2 Episode 122
In this interpolated episode among those on our slow-walk through Dante's masterpiece, COMEDY, let's discuss the specific sin of anger (or wrath), pa…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Third Terrace Of Purgatory Proper: A Read-Through Of PURGATORIO, Canto XV, Line 85, Through Canto XVII, Line 72
Season 2 Episode 121
We've now come to the third terrace of Purgatory proper, the ledge of wrath (or anger).
Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as we read through the passages that…
1 year, 8 months ago
Lighten Up Before The Dark Smoke Of Anger: PURGATORIO, Canto XV, Lines 115 - 145
Season 2 Episode 120
Dante comes out of his ecstatic vision only to have Virgil question whether the pilgrim has drunk too much.
Join me, Mark Scarbrough, for this rare mo…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Answer To Wrath Is Written On Your Face: PURGATORIO, Canto XV, Lines 94 - 114
Season 2 Episode 119
Dante the pilgrim has already had one ecstatic vision as he stepped onto the third terrace of Purgatory proper. Now he has two more in quick successi…
1 year, 8 months ago
The First Ecstatic Vision . . . Of COMEDY: PURGATORIO, Canto XV, Lines 85 - 93
Season 2 Episode 118
Dante and Virgil have stepped onto the third terrace of Purgatory proper and our pilgrim is hit with an ecstatic vision. In fact, the first one in a …
1 year, 8 months ago
Hunger, Light, Love, And The Theology Of Abundance: PURGATORIO, Canto XV, Lines 58 - 84
Season 2 Episode 117
Dante the pilgrim has gotten one answer out of Virgil about the nature of abundance and scarcity in terms of heavenly good . . . but that answer was …
1 year, 8 months ago
Scarcity, Abundance, And The Poetics Between The Terraces: PURGATORIO, Canto XV, Lines 34 - 57
Season 2 Episode 116
Dante and Virgil encounter the awaited angel as they begin their ascent to the third terrace of Purgatory proper.
They hear two snippets of song. They…
1 year, 8 months ago
Redefining The Terms Of What Seems To Be: PURGATORIO, Canto XV, Lines 25 - 33
Season 2 Episode 115
Dante the poet is playing a very crafty game. He's been pulling out all the stops with two metaphors to help us understand the weight, meaning, and t…
1 year, 8 months ago
Playing Around With The Sun: PURGATORIO, Canto XV, Lines 1 - 24
Season 2 Episode 114
Dante and Virgil pass on beyond the envious along the second terrace of Purgatory proper. As we enter the first of the middle three canti of all of C…
1 year, 9 months ago