In the last passage, Ciacco the glutton seemed to have come to a halt in his conversation. But our pilgrim has not had enough. He prompts this damned shade for more. And more. Until he finds out the future of Florence. The very near future.

Ciacco is not only a glutton; he’s also a future-teller, a strange prophet perhaps, sunk in the muck of the third circle of hell.

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Here are the segments of this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE:

[00:45] My English translation of INFERNO, Canto VI, lines 58 - 93. If you'd like to read along, find a deeper study guide, or leave a comment about this episode, find its entry on my website, markscarbrough.com.

[03:12] Dante's second set of questions for Ciacco. (He already asked his first question in the last passage.) Plus, the question of why the pilgrim needs to ask these questions in the first place.

[09:32] Ciacco's second set of answers: a Florentine prophecy about the city's coming troubles.

[22:59] The pilgrim's third set of questions: He wants more and more, including a list of people the pilgrim knew.

[30:58] Ciacco's third set of answers--and a plea: remember me!

[35:36] Rereading of INFERNO, Canto VI, lines 58 - 93.