The Strange Brew Of Love And Disgust: PURGATORIO, Cantos VI - VIII

In this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE, we'll read the three cantos that lead us up to the gate of Purgatory itself.These are tough cantos! It's important to hear them before we break them apart to study them. Many a reader has been daunted by what's happening here before we finally get into Purgatory proper. Don't despair. We'll get down the flow (or lack thereof!) in these cantos before we start to study them more in depth.Here are the segments for this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE:[03:24] Reading Purgatorio Cantos VI - VIII. This is my English translation which you'll be able to find on my website, markscarbrough.com, in smaller chunks when we start to break it down and study it in more depth.[26:53] Initial questions that arise from Purgatorio, Cantos VI - VIII.

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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.