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WALKING WITH DANTE is going on a brief hiatus!
Season 2 Episode 46
We'll be back, at "la rentrée," the return of the year, the real "new year," which happens in September.
For now, the podcast is going on a brief brea…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Strange Brew Of Love And Disgust: PURGATORIO, Cantos VI - VIII
Season 2 Episode 45
In this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE, we'll read the three cantos that lead us up to the gate of Purgatory itself.
These are tough cantos! It's impor…
2 years, 7 months ago
"Che Son La Pia": PURGATORIO, Canto V, Lines 130 - 136
Season 2 Episode 44
Dante the pilgrim has heard two dramatic speeches from characters whose deaths were full of Sturm und Drang. Now, a quiet, lone voice comes forward t…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Struggle For A Son's Soul: PURGATORIO, Canto V, Lines 85 - 129
Season 2 Episode 43
We come to the second monologue in PURGATORIO, Canto V. This time, we're on the other side of the battle of Campeldino with one of Dante's enemies. A…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Strangely Beautiful And Poetic Death Of Jacopo Del Cassero: PURGATORIO, Canto V, Lines 64 - 84
Season 2 Episode 42
The frenzied souls had spoken in unison, in monophony. Now they begin to differentiate, to enter into polyphony with each other.
Join me, Mark Scarbro…
2 years, 8 months ago
In A Rush For Peace: PURGATORIO, Canto V, Lines 37 - 63
Season 2 Episode 41
The pilgrim Dante and his guide, Virgil, have passed beyond the lazy souls and on to a group that's in a frenzy: running, calling out, speaking in on…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Prisoners Of Hope: PURGATORIO, Canto V, Lines 22 - 36
Season 2 Episode 40
We come to a second scene, certainly sequential, almost contemporaneous with the previous scene among Belacqua's cohorts.
Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as…
2 years, 8 months ago
Distractions And The Demands Of Writing About Purgatory: PURGATORIO, Canto V, Lines 1 - 21
Season 2 Episode 39
Dante the pilgrim has had his last words with Belacqua and begins his journey on up the mountain. Or at least, laterally along the mountain of Purgat…
2 years, 8 months ago
Mobs On The Mountain: A Read-Through Of PURGATORIO, Canto V
Season 2 Episode 38
We've reached the end of the first narrative arc of PURGATORIO. Dante the poet brings the first five cantos to a close with a very quiet, almost dist…
2 years, 8 months ago
Belacqua Redux: PURGATORIO, Canto IV, Lines 97 - 139
Season 2 Episode 37
We've talked about Belcqua as a parodic, ironic, or comedic figure in PURGATORIO. But is there a way to interpret his character as more straightforwa…
2 years, 8 months ago