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Back to SearchA Hell of a City: Dante’s Inferno on the Road to Rome, Part 4: A Hell of a City: Infernal Rome (Inferno 18 & 27)
Season 1 Episode 69
Episode Topic: A Hell of a City: Infernal Rome (Inferno 18 & 27)
In Inferno 18, Dante and Virgil enter Malebolge (or Evil Pouches) in the eighth circl…
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A Hell of a City: Dante’s Inferno on the Road to Rome, Part 3: Hell’s Vineyard (Inferno 13)
Season 1 Episode 68
Episode Topic: Hell’s Vineyard (Inferno 13)
Dante and Virgil are in the seventh circle of Hell where violence is punished. In the second section, thos…
5 years, 4 months ago
A Hell of a City: Dante’s Inferno on the Road to Rome, Part 2: Paolo and Francesca: Words of Desire (Inferno 5)
Season 1 Episode 67
Episode Topic: Paolo and Francesca: Words of Desire (Inferno 5)
Dante and his guide Virgil are in the second circle of Hell, where lust, one of the si…
5 years, 4 months ago
A Hell of a City: Dante’s Inferno on the Road to Rome, Part 1: Intro: From the dark wood to Rome
Season 1 Episode 66
Episode Topic: Intro: From the dark wood to Rome
When Dante is lost in the dark wood of sin, the soul of the Roman poet Virgil is sent from Heaven to …
5 years, 4 months ago
London in Song, Part 1: Jack Hall
Season 1 Episode 62
Episode Topic: Jack Hall
We begin with "Jack Hall," an old ballad that has its origins in the early eighteenth century. It begins as a narrative of th…
5 years, 4 months ago
London in Song, Part 2: The Jolly Young Waterman
Season 1 Episode 63
Episode Topic: The Jolly Young Waterman
In week 2 of our book club, we will discuss the song "The Jolly Young Waterman," which was originally written …
5 years, 4 months ago
London in Song, Part 3: "Jerusalem"
Season 1 Episode 64
Episode Topic: "Jerusalem"
This week we focus on what has become the national anthem for England (as opposed to Great Britain): the song known as "Jer…
5 years, 4 months ago
London in Song, Part 4: "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square"
Season 1 Episode 65
Episode Topic: "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square"
In the final week of London in Song, we focus on one of the most successful London songs of the…
5 years, 4 months ago
Understanding the Body with W.B. Yeats & James Joyce, Part 4: The Body and Creative Expression
Episode Topic: The Body and Creative Expression
In this final week, we return to the dance form as we consider the body in free expression. We will l…
5 years, 5 months ago
Understanding the Body with W.B. Yeats & James Joyce, Part 3: The Body in Irish History
Episode Topic: The Body in Irish History
This week, we consider how the body has been represented in Irish culture and society throughout history. Fr…
5 years, 5 months ago