Halfway Through PURGATORIO . . . And A Breather!
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We're stopping the walk across the known universe for a moment to catch our breath! The podcast WALKING WITH DANTE has reached the middle of PURGATORIO, has stepped just slightly beyond the middle of COMEDY as a whole, and the podcast is going on a brief, one-month hiatus to let us all rest up for what's ahead. Check back soon! We'll be back on the walk in PURGATORIO, Canto XVII, toward the end of October, 2024, or maybe the first of November.
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We've come to the middle of PURGATORIO . . . and indeed the middle of COMEDY as a whole. Let's take a breather and review where we've been in Purgatory since our very slow approach sometimes (or often?) causes us to privilege the trees over the forest. Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as I walk you...
Published 11/20/24
Published 11/20/24
We come to the end of Virgil's (first) discourse on love, as well as the end of the central canto of PURGATORIO. But it's a strange end since Virgil admits to what he doesn't know. Having been so certain about how human behavior operates, he concludes by telling Dante the pilgrim he's on his own...
Published 11/17/24