September 22, 2020

How to Read Dante’s Inferno, Canto 5

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17 minutes

The three parts of today’s episode surround each other like the concentric rings of hell. (Maybe not the best metaphor?)

First I’ll briefly describe the story of Dante’s Inferno;

and then I’ll guide you toward the second circle of Hell, where our narrator meets those spirits punished for lust;

and finally I’ll introduce you to Paulo and Francesca, the adulterous lovers who were seduced by a book to seduce each other.

My source of all quotations from Dante in this episode are from the translation of Robert and Jean Hollander, published by Doubleday in 2000.

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Open Book

By Michael Ullyot

September 22, 2020

How to Read Dante’s Inferno, Canto 5

Listen Later

17 minutes

The three parts of today’s episode surround each other like the concentric rings of hell. (Maybe not the best metaphor?)

First I’ll briefly describe the story of Dante’s Inferno;

and then I’ll guide you toward the second circle of Hell, where our narrator meets those spirits punished for lust;

and finally I’ll introduce you to Paulo and Francesca, the adulterous lovers who were seduced by a book to seduce each other.

My source of all quotations from Dante in this episode are from the translation of Robert and Jean Hollander, published by Doubleday in 2000.

...more

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