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Refusing Love And Being Human: PURGATORIO, Canto II, Lines 106 - 117

Refusing Love And Being Human: PURGATORIO, Canto II, Lines 106 - 117

FromWalking With Dante


Refusing Love And Being Human: PURGATORIO, Canto II, Lines 106 - 117

FromWalking With Dante

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
May 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dante has heard Casella's weird story about hanging around back in the land of the living for three months--and not even being able to cross to Purgatory before that.But Dante the pilgrim wants more. He wants comfort. And he gets it. With his own poetry.Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as we talk about love, about the ways we resist it, and the ways our resistance may show us at our most human.Here are the segments of this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE:[01:37] My English translation of the passage: PURGATORIO, Canto II, lines 106 - 117. If you'd like to read along, print it off, or drop a comment, please go to my website: markscarbrough.com.[03:30] The "new law": a possible reference back to Cato's appearance.[06:23] The "new law": a possible reference to Pope Boniface VIII's Jubilee Year of 1300.[11:16] Dante, refreshment, and the origins of the doctrine of Purgatory.[14:36] Casella's song, Dante's poetry, and the sheer relief of being human.[24:18] A rereading of the passage: PURGATORIO, Canto II, lines 106 - 117.
Released:
May 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Ever wanted to read Dante's Divine Comedy? Come along with us! We're not lost in the scholarly weeds. (Mostly.) We're strolling through the greatest work (to date) of Western literature. Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as I take on this masterpiece passage by passage. I'll give you my rough English translation, show you some of the interpretive knots in the lines, let you in on the 700 years of commentary, and connect Dante's work to our modern world. The pilgrim comes awake in a dark wood, then walks across the known universe. New episodes every Sunday and Wednesday.