<p>In this lecture we traverse Circles 1-4 and Cantos 3-8. Specifically, we (a) meet Minos, Charon, Cerberus, and Plutus from the Greco-Roman tradition; (b) we meet and consider Francesca and Paolo among the Lustful, and (c) we consider the concept of contrapasso and how it connects sin and punishment in Dante's "Inferno".</p>

In this lecture we traverse Circles 1-4 and Cantos 3-8. Specifically, we (a) meet Minos, Charon, Cerberus, and Plutus from the Greco-Roman tradition; (b) we meet and consider Francesca and Paolo among the Lustful, and (c) we consider the concept of contrapasso and how it connects sin and punishment in Dante's "Inferno".

Dante's The Divine Comedy 2019: Lecture 5: Cantos 3-8 (Upper Hell) Pt. 1

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Dante's The Divine Comedy 2019: Lecture 5: Cantos 3-8 (Upper Hell) Pt. 1

Dante's The Divine Comedy 2019: Lecture 5: Cantos 3-8 (Upper Hell) Pt. 1