Dante in a Year

Dante’s Inferno Commentary, Canto 1

26 Mar 2023

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In which we delve into the Comedy anew, seeking to explore its poetic, imaginative, and spiritual depths.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 1 (2023)

26 Mar 2023

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In which Dante finds himself lost in a shadowy wood and encounters Vergil, who proposes himself as guide.Support the show

Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 33

25 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 32

25 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 31

25 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 30

25 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 29

25 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 28

25 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 27

25 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 26

24 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 25

24 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 24

24 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 23

24 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 22

23 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 21

23 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 20

23 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 19

23 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 18

23 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 17

23 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 16

23 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 15

23 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 14

21 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 13

21 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 12

21 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 11

21 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 10

21 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 9

21 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 6

10 Mar 2022

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In which Justinian recounts the course of the imperial eagle.Support the show

Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 8

10 Mar 2022

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In which we meet the soul of Charles Martel.Support the show

Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 7

10 Mar 2022

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In which Beatrice describes the perfect justice of the Crucifixion.Support the show

Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 5

10 Mar 2022

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In which Beatrice discusses whether or not anything else can be offered in place of a broken bow.Support the show

Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 4

09 Mar 2022

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In which Beatrice explains failure in vows.Support the show

Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 3

09 Mar 2022

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In which Dante meets Piccarda and Constance.Support the show

Dante’s Paradiso, Canto 2

09 Mar 2022

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In which Dante and Beatrice discuss the composition of the Moon.Support the show

Paradiso, Canto 1

07 Mar 2022

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In which Beatrice gazes at the Sun and explains to Dante that to soar Heavenward is simply to fulfill the instinct of his nature.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 33

06 Mar 2022

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The end of Purgatorio! In which Dante drinks the waters of Eunoe and prepares to ascend with Beatrice to the stars.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 32

06 Mar 2022

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In which the desolation of the tree of knowledge proceeds to the defilement of the whore and the angry transports of her consort.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 31

06 Mar 2022

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In which Dante seeks to explain himself to Beatrice.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 30

04 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 29

04 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 28

04 Mar 2022

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Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 27

22 Feb 2022

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In which Dante passes through the fire, spends the night on the final stair to the summit of the mountain, and dreams of Leah garlanding herself in fl...

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 26

22 Feb 2022

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In which the lustful purge their sin in the flames of love.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 25

03 Feb 2022

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In which Dante, Vergil, and Statius ponder the origin of souls and wonder at lust’s refining fire.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 24

22 Jan 2022

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In which the sin of gluttony is purged beneath a scion of the tree of knowledge.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 23

10 Jan 2022

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In which Dante and Forese discourse concerning gluttony.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 22

05 Jan 2022

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In which Vergil and Statius discuss the latter’s conversion and the finer points of the poetic arts.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 21

21 Nov 2021

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In which Dante and Vergil meet the shade of Statius.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 20

19 Nov 2021

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In which Dante and Vergil hear examples of greed and listen as all the mountain rejoices at the liberation of a soul to Heaven.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 19

19 Nov 2021

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In which Dante and Vergil ascend to the terrace of avarice.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 18

19 Nov 2021

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In which Dante and Vergil discuss the soul’s loves and watch as penitent spirits purge acedia.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 17

19 Nov 2021

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In which Dante and Vergil escape the fog and climb to the next cornice.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 16

14 Oct 2021

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We’ve reached the halfway mark, where the wrathful purge their sin in the fog.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 15

14 Oct 2021

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In which Dante and Vergil discuss the nature of the good and Dante has a vision.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 14

14 Sep 2021

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Corrections to envySupport the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 13

14 Sep 2021

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The cornice of envy, where souls sit upon the mountain face with eyes sewn shut.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 12

08 Sep 2021

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In which more scenes of pride unfold in miraculous images at the pilgrims’ feet and the P of pride is wiped by an angel’s wing from Dante’s brow...

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 11

08 Sep 2021

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In which we hear tales of pride.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 10

01 Sep 2021

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In which Dante and Vergil ascend to the terrace of pride, where they see miraculous images of humility on the face of the mountain and the sinful soul...

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 9

01 Sep 2021

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In which Dante dreams of an eagle which snatches him up into flame even as St. Lucy bears him on toward the gate of Purgatory. There an angel slices s...

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 8

01 Sep 2021

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In which two angels ward off a serpent.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 7

21 Aug 2021

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In which Sordello describes a company of failed earthly rulers.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 6

18 Aug 2021

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In which we meet Sordello.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 5

14 Aug 2021

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In which we meet three late-repentant souls who beg for Dante’s assistance in securing prayers.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 4

11 Aug 2021

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In which Dante and Vergil begin their ascent and meet Belacqua, another late repentant.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 3

11 Aug 2021

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In which Dante and Vergil seek to ascend the mountain and meet Manfred, who repented at the moment of his death.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 2

05 Aug 2021

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In which we see a skiff of souls borne across the ocean by an angel to the foot of Purgatory.Support the show

Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto 1

24 Jul 2021

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In which Dante and Vergil meet Cato, who instructs Vergil to wash Dante at the base of the mountain of Purgatory so that the two might begin their asc...

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 34

21 Jul 2021

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We’ve reached the end of Inferno, where Dante and Vergil use Satan as a stair to reach the other side of the world.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 33

17 Jul 2021

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We’re down to the second to last canto of Inferno! We hear Count Ugolino’s tale of horrid death at the hand of Archbishop Ruggieri, and we meet so...

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 32

14 Jul 2021

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In which we start out upon the frozen lake in the depth of Hell.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 31

10 Jul 2021

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In which we pass among the giants. Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 30

07 Jul 2021

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In which we listen to the falsifiers at their arguments.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 29

03 Jul 2021

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In which we meet the falsifiers.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 28

29 Jun 2021

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In which we meet the schismatics, rendered in Hell as they rendered the world in life.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 27

26 Jun 2021

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In which we find the roots of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock!Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 26

23 Jun 2021

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In which Ulysses describes his journey beyond the end of the world to the mountain of Purgatory, where his cleverness meets its end.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 25

19 Jun 2021

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In which the serpents cause sinners to metamorphose.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 24

16 Jun 2021

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In which Dante and Vergil descend into a pit of snakes, wherein they meet Vanni Fucci, a Tuscan who prophesies ill fortune for Dante.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 23

12 Jun 2021

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In which Dante and Vergil flee the Malebranche devils and find themselves among the hypocrites.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 22

09 Jun 2021

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In which the Malebranche hook a barrator from the pitch, only to be fooled by his scheme.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 21

05 Jun 2021

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In which we watch a band of devils hurl a sinner into boiling pitch. Then the leader of the devils commands his crew to escort Dante and Vergil furthe...

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 20

02 Jun 2021

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In which the diviners walk backward with their heads twisted around. Among them we meet Michael Scott.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 19

29 May 2021

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Dante and Vergil go down into the bulge of simony.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 18

26 May 2021

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In which Dante and Vergil make their way into the pit and begin to encounter all sorts of deceivers. Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 17

22 May 2021

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Dante and Vergil descend into the pit of fraud on the back of the monster Geryon.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 16

19 May 2021

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Dante and Vergil meet Jacopo Rusticucci and then come to the edge of the pit of fraud, where they await the monster Geryon.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 15

15 May 2021

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In which Dante converses with Brunetto Latini.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 14

12 May 2021

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Dante and Vergil pass into the third ring of the seventh circle of Hell.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 13

07 May 2021

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Dante and Vergil pass into the wood of suicides.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 12

04 May 2021

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Today Dante and Vergil descend past the Minotaur into lower Hell. They come to a river of boiling blood filled with the souls of those who were violen...

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 11

30 Apr 2021

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Dante and Vergil discuss the structure of Hell.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 10

28 Apr 2021

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Today we meet Farinata, a Florentine who reveals to Dante the fact that those in Hell cannot see the present but only the future.Support the show

Dr. Frank Ambrosio interviews Danny Fitzpatrick and Timothy Schmalz

22 Apr 2021

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In this second bonus episode, Dr. Frank Ambrosio of Georgetown University interviews Danny Fitzpatrick and Timothy Schmalz.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 9

22 Apr 2021

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An angel arrives and lets Vergil and Dante into the city of Dis, though only after the peril of the Furies and Medusa.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 8

20 Apr 2021

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Phlegyas bears Dante and Vergil across the swamp of Styx. Then fallen angels bar the gates of Dis against our heroes.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 7

16 Apr 2021

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Here Dante and Vergil watch the hoarders and the squanderers and then descend into the swamp of acedia.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 6

13 Apr 2021

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Here we meet Cerberus and then Ciacco in the circle of the gluttons.Support the show

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 5

09 Apr 2021

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Into Hell itself, where we meet Paolo and Francesca in the circle of lust.Support the show

Bonus Episode 1

09 Apr 2021

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Today we have an interview with me and renowned sculptor Timothy Schmalz, hosted by Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson!Support the show