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What We Missed And How You Can Further Your Own Slow-Walk Across INFERNO

What We Missed And How You Can Further Your Own Slow-Walk Across INFERNO

FromWalking With Dante


What We Missed And How You Can Further Your Own Slow-Walk Across INFERNO

FromWalking With Dante

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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Feb 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We have come to the end of our slow-walk across Dante's INFERNO, the first third (or so) of his masterpiece, COMEDY. But there are admittedly things we missed. Perhaps you'd like to deepen your understanding of INFERNO? Join me, Mark Scarbrough, for some hints about how to further your study of this first (and most famous) part of Dante's poem.Here are the segments of this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE:[00:55] Consider using the medieval Florentine, particularly the rhyme and the rhythm of the original, to unlock new clues to the meaning of passages in INFERNO.[04:01] Read around among scholars who've covered INFERNO and who offer new perspectives on the poem.[06:15] Read the original sources for the poem, particularly Virgil's AENEID, Ovid's METAMORPHOSES, and Lucan's PHARSALIA. If you want to get a jump on PURGATORIO, consider reading Statius' THEBIAD.[07:39] Listen to some of the great music that's been based on Dante's poem.[08:53] Try out other translations of Dante's poem to further your understanding of his art.[10:28] To get ready for PURGATORIO, go back and look over the "great sinners" of INFERNO. They're going to be under our feet in many passages in PURGATORIO.
Released:
Feb 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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.