Walking With Dante
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Images, Schools, Obscurities, And The Promise Of Clarity: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXIII, Lines 79 - 102
25 mins; April 01, 2026
In Which Pilgrimage Becomes Crusade: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXIII, Lines 61 - 78
29 mins; March 29, 2026
Take Notes, Dante: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXIII, Lines 46 - 60
23 mins; March 25, 2026
Beatrice And Her Cryptic "Five Hundred Ten And Five": PURGATORIO, Canto XXXIII, Lines 25 - 45
30 mins; March 22, 2026
Walking With Beatrice In Eden: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXIII, Lines 1 - 24
29 mins; March 18, 2026
Apocalypse Even In Eden, Part Two: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXII, Lines 109 - 160
25 mins; March 15, 2026
Apocalypse Even In Eden, Part One: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXII, Lines 109 - 160
28 mins; March 11, 2026
A Brief Introduction To Women In The High Middle Ages
21 mins; March 08, 2026
Beatrice, Changed; Dante, Panicked; And The Reader, De-centered: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXII, Lines 70 - 108
34 mins; March 04, 2026
Asleep In Eden: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXII, Lines 49 - 69
26 mins; March 01, 2026
Games Of Interpretation In Eden: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXII, Lines 28 - 48
28 mins; February 25, 2026
Sound The Retreat In Eden: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXII, Lines 1 - 27
33 mins; February 22, 2026
A Read-Through Of PURGATORIO, Cantos XXXII - XXXIII
21 mins; February 18, 2026
The Revelation Of Beatrice's Hidden, Second Beauty: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXI, Lines 127 - 145
25 mins; February 15, 2026
Beatrice And The Griffin: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXI, Lines 112 - 126
21 mins; February 11, 2026
Washed Clean In Lethe: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXI, Lines 91 - 111
32 mins; February 08, 2026
Dante Faints For The Third Time In COMEDY: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXI, Lines 64 - 90
35 mins; February 04, 2026
Absence Becomes Elevated, High-Style Presence: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXI, Lines 49 - 63
31 mins; February 01, 2026
At Long Last, Dante's Confession: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXI, Lines 22 - 48
25 mins; January 28, 2026
The Poet Loses His Words: PURGATORIO, Canto XXXI, Lines 1 - 21
32 mins; January 25, 2026
Finding The Fit For Your Talent: PURGATORIO, Canto XXX, Lines 127 - 145
25 mins; January 21, 2026
When You Don't Get The Redemption You Want: PURGATORIO, Canto XXX, Lines 100 - 126
22 mins; January 18, 2026
The Ice Finally Melts: PURGATORIO, Canto XXX, Lines 79 - 99
26 mins; January 14, 2026
The Admiral Comes Into Her Ship: PURGATORIO, Canto XXX, Lines 55 - 78
33 mins; January 11, 2026
Farewell, Virgil: PURGATORIO, Canto XXX, Lines 22 - 54
35 mins; January 07, 2026
Brides, Grooms, And Virgil: PURGATORIO, Canto XXX, Lines 1 - 21
29 mins; January 04, 2026
The Second Coming Of Beatrice: A Read-Through Of PURGATORIO, Cantos XXX - XXXI
18 mins; December 31, 2025
The Conclusion (For Now) Of The Timeless Parade Of Revelation: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIX, Lines 121 - 154
31 mins; December 28, 2025
The Shocking Emptiness Of Revelation: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIX, Lines 106 - 120
30 mins; December 24, 2025
No Time For Poetry: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIX, Lines 88 - 105
23 mins; December 21, 2025
The Parade Of Revelation: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIX, Lines 58 - 87
34 mins; December 17, 2025
That Which Walks In The Forest: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIX, Lines 31 - 57
33 mins; December 14, 2025
Let The Apocalypse Roll: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIX, Lines 1 - 30
31 mins; December 10, 2025
The Essential Fulcrum Of COMEDY: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVIII, Lines 134 - 148
18 mins; December 07, 2025
The Abundance Of The Poet's Imagination In Eden: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVIII, Lines 109 - 133
28 mins; December 03, 2025
The Breeze Of The Poem's Faith: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVIII, Lines 85 - 108
24 mins; November 30, 2025
The Many Contraditions In Eden: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVIII, Lines 67 - 84
30 mins; November 26, 2025
The Darkening Poetry Around The Solitary Lady: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVIII, Lines 43 - 66
30 mins; November 23, 2025
Of Brooks, Solitary Ladies, and Layered Meanings: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVIII, Lines 22 - 42
27 mins; November 19, 2025
Our Pilgrim Let Loose (Again) In A Dark Wood: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVIII, Lines 1 - 21
34 mins; November 16, 2025
The Top Of The Mount (Part One): A Read-Through Of PURGATORIO, CANTOS XXVIII - XXIX
21 mins; November 12, 2025
WALKING WITH DANTE is coming back!
5 mins; November 07, 2025
WALKING WITH DANTE is going on hiatus . . . and not for the best reasons
3 mins; October 09, 2025
The Climax Of Virgil In COMEDY: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVII, Lines 124 - 142
32 mins; October 05, 2025
To Refocus Virgil And COMEDY: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVII, Lines 109 - 123
25 mins; October 01, 2025
The Third And Final Dream On Mount Purgatory: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVII, Lines 91 - 108
25 mins; September 28, 2025
The Flames Don't Burn Up Irony: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVII, Lines 49 - 90
34 mins; September 24, 2025
Of Fraud, Flames, And Love: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVII, Lines 19 - 48
28 mins; September 21, 2025
The Whole World Is On Fire: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVII, Lines 1 - 18
30 mins; September 17, 2025
Final Thoughts About Poetry, Lust, And Meaning On The Last Terrace Of Mount Purgatory
19 mins; September 14, 2025
French Poetry Doesn't Have To Condemn You: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVI, Lines 136 - 148
18 mins; September 10, 2025
Sweet Becomes Truthful Becomes Poetic: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVI, Lines 115 - 135
32 mins; September 07, 2025
The Love That Dares To Speak Its Name: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVI, Lines 94 - 114
23 mins; September 03, 2025
Queenly Embeasting: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVI, Lines 67 - 93
23 mins; August 31, 2025
The Pilgrim Writes His Way Into Revelation: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVI, Lines 49 - 66
21 mins; August 27, 2025
The Episode In Which My Voice Breaks: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVI, Lines 25 - 48
27 mins; August 24, 2025
Poets Make The Flames Of Lust More Colorful: PURGATORIO, Canto XXVI, Lines 1 - 24
27 mins; August 20, 2025
The Flames And Abyss Of Lust: PURGATORIO, Canto XXV, Lines 109 - 139
28 mins; August 17, 2025
The Corporeal Afterlife Of The Immaterial Soul: PURGATORIO, Canto XXV, Lines 79 - 108
33 mins; August 13, 2025
The Breath Of Life, The Breath Of Poetry: PURGATORIO, Canto XXV, Lines 52 - 78
29 mins; August 10, 2025
The Natural Process Of Life: PURGATORIO, Canto XXV, Lines 34 - 51
25 mins; August 06, 2025
Virgil's Inadequacy On Full Display: PURGATORIO, Canto XXV, Lines 22 - 33
22 mins; August 03, 2025
Hesitancy Is The Deadly Sin Of Art: PURGATORIO, Canto XXV, Lines 1 - 21
20 mins; July 30, 2025
A Read-Through Of PURGATORIO, Cantos XXV - XXVII
30 mins; July 27, 2025
The Compensations Of Contemplation: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIV, Lines 130 - 154
23 mins; July 23, 2025
Of Mythic Trees, Human Desire, And Ceremonial Solace: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIV, Lines 100 - 129
36 mins; July 20, 2025
A Look Back Over The Entire Conversation With Forese Donati: PURGATORIO Canto XXIII, Line 40, to Canto XXIV, Line 99
28 mins; July 16, 2025
Forese Donati's Parting Apocalypse: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIV, Lines 76 - 99
26 mins; July 13, 2025
The Daunting Problem Of This Sweet New Style: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIV, Lines 55 - 75
35 mins; July 09, 2025
Dante's Wild Claim About Love's Inspiration: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIV, Lines 34 - 54
29 mins; July 06, 2025
Of Eels And Wine: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIV, Lines 16 - 33
25 mins; July 02, 2025
Virgil's Silence And A First Glimpse Of Paradise: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIV, Lines 1 - 15
23 mins; June 29, 2025
Renegotiating COMEDY As PURGATORIO Nears Its Climax: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIII, Lines 112 - 133
25 mins; June 25, 2025
From Lofty To Lyrical In The Prophetic Voice: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIII, Lines 91 - 111
28 mins; June 22, 2025
The Heroic Nella Donati: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIII, Lines 76 - 90
26 mins; June 18, 2025
Pain, Solace, And Being Human: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIII, Lines 49 - 75
29 mins; June 15, 2025
Gluttons For Poetry: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIII, Lines 28 - 48
33 mins; June 11, 2025
Starved For Affection: PURGATORIO, Canto XXIII, Lines 1 - 27
27 mins; June 08, 2025
Did Dante Think The Characters In Classical Poems Were Real?
19 mins; June 04, 2025
You Are What You Eat . . . And Read: PURGATORIO, Canto XXII, Lines 130 - 145
27 mins; June 01, 2025
Going In Circles To Go Forward: PURGATORIO, Canto XXII, Lines 115 - 129
23 mins; May 28, 2025
Placing And Misplacing Your Classical Ancestors: PURGATORIO, Canto XXII, Lines 94 - 114
29 mins; May 25, 2025
Statius, The Closeted Christian: PURGATORIO, Canto XXII, Lines 76 - 93
27 mins; May 21, 2025
Virgil, The Damned Christian Missionary: PURGATORIO, Canto XXII, Lines 55 - 74
34 mins; May 18, 2025
An Interpolated Episode: Dante and Irony
21 mins; May 14, 2025
The Path To God Is Lined With Misquoted, Misinterpreted Texts: PURGATORIO, Canto XXII, Lines 25 - 54
39 mins; May 11, 2025
Virgil Offers Up The First Of Many Misread Texts: PURGATORIO, Canto XXII, Lines 1 - 24
31 mins; May 07, 2025
A Read-Through Of PURGATORIO, Cantos XXII - XXIV
28 mins; May 04, 2025
Caught Between Two Poets: PURGATORIO, Canto XXI, Lines 103 - 136
33 mins; April 30, 2025
The Audacity Of Statius: PURGATORIO, Canto XXI, Lines 76 - 102
34 mins; April 27, 2025
The (Maybe?) Supremacy Of The Will: PURGATORIO, Canto XXI, Lines 58 - 75
22 mins; April 23, 2025
The Place Beyond Accidental Change: PURGATORIO, Canto XXI, Lines 40 - 57
23 mins; April 20, 2025
Virgil's Classical Schooling And (Irreverent?) Insistence: PURGATORIO, Canto XXI, Lines 22 - 39
24 mins; April 16, 2025
A Shade Appears: PURGATORIO, Canto XXI, Lines 1 - 21
34 mins; April 13, 2025
Fear And Trembling On The Mountain: PURGATORIO, Canto XX, Lines 124 - 151
27 mins; April 09, 2025
Hugh Capet's Antiphon: PURGATORIO, Canto XX, Lines 97 - 123
32 mins; April 06, 2025
When The French Monarchy Makes Even The Papacy Look Good: PURGATORIO, Canto XX, Lines 82 - 96
27 mins; April 02, 2025
The Madness Of Hugh Capet's Descendants: PURGATORIO, Canto XX, Lines 61 - 81
35 mins; March 30, 2025
Hugh Capet In Purgatory . . . Or Maybe Not: PURGATORIO, Canto XX, Lines 40 - 60
34 mins; March 26, 2025
Poverty As Reward And Compensation: PURGATORIO, Canto XX, Lines 16 - 39
24 mins; March 23, 2025