Muhammad has walked on, but we're not finished with the schismatics and those who make scandal for the faithful. The ninth of the evil pouches (the "malebolge") of fraud is a crowded pit!Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as we descend to some historical obscurity, part of the on-going difficulty of what may well be the most occluded and murky pit among all those in the giant, eighth circle of fraud in INFERNO.Here are the segments for this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE:[01:24] My English translation of the passage: INFERNO, Canto XXVIII, lines 64 - 90. If you'd like to read along or drop a comment, look for this passage on my website, markscarbrough.com.[03:44] More about wonder. And questions about the symbolism of the hacking in the ninth of the evil pouches of fraud.[07:40] Questions about tone in Pier da Medicina's speech.[08:41] Unpacking (possibly?) the history in Pier da Medicina's speech.[14:51] The curious reference to Neptune in the passage.[16:48] A warning about the historical distance between us and Dante.[21:13] Reading the passage once again: Inferno, Canto XXVIII, lines 64 - 90.

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