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The Shocking Emptiness Of Revelation: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIX, Lines 106 - 120
Season 2 Episode 227
The parade goes on to include a Roman, two-wheeled, victory chariot between the four animals. It's a brilliant moment, a chariot better than even fam…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
No Time For Poetry: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIX, Lines 88 - 105
Season 2 Episode 226
The parade goes on, now that the pilgrim, Dante, is in a good spot to see it.
After the twenty-four lords in white come four animals with green fronds…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Parade Of Revelation: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIX, Lines 58 - 87
Season 2 Episode 225
The parade goes on! Our pilgrim, Dante, turns back from Virgil's amazement and finds more of the parade coming toward him . . . at least, he does so …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
That Which Walks In The Forest: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIX, Lines 31 - 57
Season 2 Episode 224
As the pilgrim, his poets, and the beautiful lady continue to stand beside Lethe, they see the approaching parade of the apocalypse, which is an exam…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Let The Apocalypse Roll: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIX, Lines 1 - 30
Season 2 Episode 223
Our pilgrim, Dante, and the beautiful lady across Lethe walk on for a bit before the stream bends and the pilgrim ends up facing the right way to see…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
The Essential Fulcrum Of COMEDY: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVIII, Lines 134 - 148
Season 2 Episode 222
The beautiful lady winds up her discourse with a corollary that combines both revelation and reason to offer a fulcrum to COMEDY as a whole: The clas…
4 months ago
The Abundance Of The Poet's Imagination In Eden: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVIII, Lines 109 - 133
Season 2 Episode 221
The lady across the stream continues her answer to the pilgrim Dante's question about the breeze and the water. In this case, she explains the ecolog…
4 months ago
The Breeze Of The Poem's Faith: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVIII, Lines 85 - 108
Season 2 Episode 220
The lady in Eden says she's come to answer the pilgrim's questions. And he's got one. It just might not be the first question on our minds.
But it's o…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Many Contraditions In Eden: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVIII, Lines 67 - 84
Season 2 Episode 219
The lady in the forest has come to face the pilgrim and his poets across the stream in the forest.
The pilgrim clearly feels a sexual attraction towar…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Darkening Poetry Around The Solitary Lady: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVIII, Lines 43 - 66
Season 2 Episode 218
Our pilgrim, Dante, calls the solitary lady over to him. She can't cross the stream that divides them, but she can dance in place before coming close…
4 months, 2 weeks ago