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What The Pilgrim Can Do And What A Redeemer Must Do: PURGATORIO, Canto XX, Lines 1 - 15
24 mins; March 19, 2025
The Loneliness Of Pope Adrian V: PURGATORIO, Canto XIX, Lines 127 - 145
23 mins; March 16, 2025
The Most Bitter Pain Of Purgatory: PURGATORIO, Canto XIX, Lines 115 - 124
18 mins; March 12, 2025
A Pope In Purgatory For (Surprise!) Avarice: PURGATORIO, Canto XIX, Lines 91 - 114
29 mins; March 09, 2025
Stuck To The Ground (Sometimes): PURGATORIO, Canto XIX, Lines 70 - 90
24 mins; March 05, 2025
Look To The Heavens: PURGATORIO, Canto XIX, Lines 52 - 69
27 mins; March 02, 2025
Expecting Those Ladies Of Consolation: PURGATORIO, Canto XIX, Lines 34 - 51
28 mins; February 26, 2025
Let's Compare The First Two Dreams In PURGATORIO
20 mins; February 23, 2025
The Siren, The Lady, And Virgil: PURGATORIO, Canto XIX, Lines 16 - 33
30 mins; February 19, 2025
Chilly Dreams Before The Fifth Terrace Of Purgatory: PURGATORIO, Canto XIX, Lines 1- 15
27 mins; February 16, 2025
Our Hiatus (Unfortunately) Continues. . . .
3 mins; January 22, 2025
An End-Of-Year Hiatus Before We Walk The Fifth Terrace
2 mins; December 22, 2024
Greedy Beasts That Refuse The Lure: A Read-Through Of The Fifth Terrace Of PURGATORIO, Cantos XIX - XXI
27 mins; December 18, 2024
Fear, New Thoughts, And Dreams: PURGATORIO, Canto XVIII, Lines 130 - 145
20 mins; December 15, 2024
Speaking Truth To Power: PURGATORIO, Canto XVIII, Lines 97 - 129
27 mins; December 11, 2024
The Sleepy Can Get Run Over: PURGATORIO, Canto XVIII, Lines 76 - 96
27 mins; December 08, 2024
Virgil, Reason, Love, And The Roots Of Modern Ethics: PURGATORIO, Canto XVIII, Lines 49 - 75
39 mins; December 04, 2024
Questions Of Pregnancy And Blame: PURGATORIO, Canto XVIII, Lines 40 - 48
21 mins; December 01, 2024
The Cognitive, Rational Basis Of Love: PURGATORIO, Canto XVIII, Lines 19 - 39
32 mins; November 27, 2024
Excuse Me, Virgil, I Didn't Quite Get That: PURGATORIO, Canto XVIII, Lines 1 - 18
24 mins; November 24, 2024
A (Sort Of) Short Summary Of PURGATORIO, Cantos I - XVII
33 mins; November 20, 2024
Love Escapes Virgil: PURGATORIO, Canto XVII, Lines 127 - 139
21 mins; November 17, 2024
Love Maps Purgatory: PURGATORIO, Canto XVII, Lines 106 - 126
29 mins; November 13, 2024
Love Is The Seed: PURGATORIO, Canto XVII, Lines 91 - 105
33 mins; November 10, 2024
Drowsy Yet Vigilant, Slothful Yet Expectant: PURGATORIO, Canto XVII, Lines 73 - 90
23 mins; November 06, 2024
The Fourth Terrace Of Purgatory Proper: A Read-Through Of PURGATORIO, Canto XVII, Line 73, to Canto XVIII, Line 145
16 mins; November 03, 2024
Halfway Through PURGATORIO . . . And A Breather!
3 mins; September 28, 2024
All The Light Ends With The Stars: PURGATORIO, Canto XVII, Lines 40 - 72
20 mins; September 25, 2024
Three Ecstatic Visions And Dante's Warning (To Himself?) About Anger: PURGATORIO, Canto XVII, Lines 19 - 39
31 mins; September 22, 2024
Oops . . . sorry . . . my mistake!
1 min; September 19, 2024
The Light Of The Imagination: PURGATORIO, Canto XVII, Lines 1 - 18
22 mins; September 08, 2024
Marco Of Lombardy Redux: Questions From PURGATORIO, Canto XVI, Lines 46 - 145
26 mins; September 04, 2024
The Chatty Conclusion Of The Angry Marco's Discourse: PURGATORIO, Canto XVI, Lines 130 - 145
18 mins; September 01, 2024
The Best World Is A World With Two Suns: PURGATORIO, Canto XVI, Lines 97 - 129
34 mins; August 28, 2024
The Shocking News That The Soul Is A Little Girl: PURGATORIO, Canto XVI, Lines 85 - 96
28 mins; August 25, 2024
The Cause Is In You: PURGATORIO, Canto XVI, Lines 64 - 84
33 mins; August 21, 2024
How Can You Justify The Ways Of God (Or At Least, The Stars): PURGATORIO, Canto XVI, Lines 52 - 63
19 mins; August 18, 2024
Greeting The Wrathful And Slowly Changing COMEDY Itself: PURGATORIO, Canto XVI, Lines 25 - 51
33 mins; August 14, 2024
Solving The Knot Of Wrath: PURGATORIO, Canto XVI, Lines 1 - 24
23 mins; August 11, 2024
Anger In PURGATORIO and INFERNO
23 mins; August 07, 2024
The Third Terrace Of Purgatory Proper: A Read-Through Of PURGATORIO, Canto XV, Line 85, Through Canto XVII, Line 72
20 mins; August 04, 2024
Lighten Up Before The Dark Smoke Of Anger: PURGATORIO, Canto XV, Lines 115 - 145
17 mins; July 31, 2024
The Answer To Wrath Is Written On Your Face: PURGATORIO, Canto XV, Lines 94 - 114
24 mins; July 28, 2024
The First Ecstatic Vision . . . Of COMEDY: PURGATORIO, Canto XV, Lines 85 - 93
23 mins; July 24, 2024
Hunger, Light, Love, And The Theology Of Abundance: PURGATORIO, Canto XV, Lines 58 - 84
27 mins; July 17, 2024
Scarcity, Abundance, And The Poetics Between The Terraces: PURGATORIO, Canto XV, Lines 34 - 57
33 mins; July 14, 2024
Redefining The Terms Of What Seems To Be: PURGATORIO, Canto XV, Lines 25 - 33
15 mins; July 10, 2024
Playing Around With The Sun: PURGATORIO, Canto XV, Lines 1 - 24
30 mins; July 07, 2024
Virgil Inscribes Circularity Into Linearity: PURGATORIO, Canto XIV, Lines 142 - 151
28 mins; July 03, 2024
Two More Voices On The Winds Of Envy: PURGATORIO, Canto XIV, Lines 127 - 141
27 mins; June 30, 2024
Oh, For The Glory Days (That Maybe Never Were): PURGATORIO, Canto XIV, Lines 97 - 126
28 mins; June 26, 2024
Now You Know Who We Are: PURGATORIO, Canto XIV, Lines 73 - 96
30 mins; June 23, 2024
The Descent Of The Arno Into Metaphoric Space: PURGATORIO, Canto XIV, Lines 43 - 72
33 mins; June 19, 2024
The Many Textures Of Envy: PURGATORIO, Canto XIV, Lines 22 - 42
31 mins; June 16, 2024
Be Careful Of The Company You Keep: PURGATORIO, Canto XIV, Lines 1 - 21
31 mins; June 12, 2024
SapĂ­a, Part Four--The Coda: PURGATORIO, Canto XIII, Lines 85 - 104
20 mins; June 09, 2024
Sapía, Part Three—Rhetorical Games Reveal Both The Penitent And The Pilgrim: PURGATORIO, Canto XIII, Lines 133 - 154
27 mins; June 05, 2024
Sapía, Part Two—Blasphemy Among The Penitents Of Envy: PURGATORIO, Canto XIII, Lines 112 - 132
27 mins; June 02, 2024
Sapía, Part One—The Pilgrim Gets More (And Less!) Than He Bargained For: PURGATORIO, Canto XIII, Lines 94 - 111
27 mins; May 29, 2024
Flattery Will Get You Irony: PURGATORIO, Canto XIII, Lines 73 - 93
28 mins; May 26, 2024
Eyes Stitched Shut: PURGATORIO, Canto XIII, Lines 46 - 72
28 mins; May 19, 2024
The Voices Of Love And Alienation: PURGATORIO, Canto XIII, Lines 22 - 45
35 mins; May 15, 2024
The Easy Climb Into Complex Meaning: PURGATORIO, Canto XIII, Lines 1 - 21
34 mins; May 12, 2024
Dante, Aquinas, Aristotle, And The Fences Of Truth
32 mins; May 01, 2024
The Second Terrace Of Purgatory: A Read-Through Of PURGATORIO, Canto XIII, Line 1, though Canto XV, Line 84
28 mins; April 28, 2024
Erasing God's Writing Even If Virgil Smiles: PURGATORIO, Canto XII, Lines 118 - 139
33 mins; April 24, 2024
Narrow Stairs, Contorted Similes, And The On-Going Poetry Of Hell: PURGATORIO, Canto XII, Lines 100 - 117
21 mins; April 21, 2024
The Climb Out Of Pride: PURGATORIO, Canto XII, Lines 73 - 99
28 mins; April 17, 2024
Storytelling, Moral Allegory, And The Human Paradox: PURGATORIO, Canto XII, Lines 64 - 72
18 mins; April 14, 2024
More Questions Than Answers About The Reliefs In The Road Bed Of Pride: PURGATORIO, Canto XII, Lines 22 - 63
27 mins; April 10, 2024
Walking On Pride, Part Three: PURGATORIO, Canto XII, Lines 49 - 60
27 mins; April 07, 2024
Walking On Pride, Part Two: PURGATORIO, Canto XII, Lines 37 - 48
24 mins; April 03, 2024
Walking On Pride, Part One: PURGATORIO, Canto XII, Lines 25 - 36
26 mins; March 31, 2024
Art, Realism, And Dante's Sheer Audacity: PURGATORIO, Canto XII, lines 13 - 24
23 mins; March 27, 2024
Dante's Pride Both Lanced And Swelling: PURGATORIO, Canto XII, Lines 1 - 12
20 mins; March 24, 2024
Some News That Affects Future Episodes Of PURGATORIO
3 mins; March 21, 2024
A Bad Boy Makes Good On The Terrace Of Pride: PURGATORIO, Canto XI, Lines 109 - 139
34 mins; March 17, 2024
Oderisi Redux: PURGATORIO, Canto XI, Lines 73 - 108
26 mins; March 13, 2024
Proud Oderisi Confronts The Vagaries Of Artistic Fame: PURGATORIO, Canto XI, Lines 73 - 108
37 mins; March 10, 2024
Proud Omberto, Humbled . . . Or Humbled Omberto, Still Proud: PURGATORIO, Canto XI, Lines 46 - 72
32 mins; March 06, 2024
Disorienting The Reader On The Terrace Of Pride: PURGATORIO, Canto XI, Lines 25 - 45
31 mins; March 03, 2024
Dante Rewrites The Foundational Prayer Of Christianity: PURGATORIO, Canto XI, Lines 1 - 24
41 mins; February 28, 2024
When Art Envisions What Is: PURGATORIO, Canto X, Lines 112 - 139
20 mins; February 25, 2024
A Seam In The Narrative Sewn With Virgil's Murmurs: PURGATORIO, Canto X, Lines 94 -111
25 mins; February 21, 2024
The Moral Crux Of Justice And Compassion In The Last Intaglio: PURGATORIO, Canto X, Lines 70 - 93
27 mins; February 18, 2024
Realism And Its Discontents: PURGATORIO, Canto X, Lines 46 - 69
26 mins; February 14, 2024
Art, Creativity, And The False Promise Of The New: PURGATORIO, Canto X, Lines 28 - 45
30 mins; February 11, 2024
The Post-Gate Letdown: PURGATORIO, Canto X, Lines 1 - 27
26 mins; February 07, 2024
The First Terrace Of Purgatory Proper: A Read-Through of PURGATORIO, Cantos X - XII
30 mins; February 04, 2024
WALKING WITH DANTE Is Going On A Short Hiatus Through January
5 mins; December 24, 2023
Screeching And Singing Into Purgatory Proper: PURGATORIO, Canto IX, Lines 130 - 145
37 mins; December 20, 2023
Of Keys, Gates, And Letters On The Forehead: PURGATORIO, Canto IX, Lines 106 - 129
28 mins; December 17, 2023
Three Steps Up To The Gate And Into An Interpretive Quagmire: PURGATORIO, Canto IX, Lines 94 - 105
29 mins; December 13, 2023
The Forbidding Angel At The Gate: PURGATORIO, Canto IX, Lines 79 - 93
22 mins; December 10, 2023
Brace Yourself For The Gate Of Purgatory: PURGATORIO, Canto IX, Lines 64 - 78
20 mins; December 06, 2023
Lucy, Virgil, The Christian Reality, The Classical Texture: PURGATORIO, Canto IX, Lines 43 - 63
23 mins; December 03, 2023
A Dream Of Classical Sex And Sorrows: PURGATORIO, Canto IX, Lines 13 - 42
31 mins; November 29, 2023
Asleep In A Messy Bed Of Classical Imagery: PURGATORIO, Canto IX, Lines 1 - 12
29 mins; November 26, 2023
The Gate Of Purgatory: A Read-Through Of PURGATORIO, Canto IX
13 mins; November 22, 2023
The Generosity That Ends The Cantos Of Ante-Purgatory: PURGATORIO, Canto VIII, Lines 109 - 139
29 mins; November 19, 2023
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