Pope Adrian V has pushed the pilgrim Dante to move on . . . even though the pilgrim doesn't want to.

He and Virgil pick their way through the crowded fifth terrace of Purgatory. The avaricious are so many that the poet has to step out and offer a prophetic denunciation among the wreckage.

Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as we edge our way toward the second penitent on this crowded terrace of PURGATORIO.

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

[01:32] My English translation of the passage: PURGATORIO, Canto XX, Lines 1 - 15. If you'd like to read along or continue the conversation with me in the comments to this episode, please find it on my website, markscarbrough.com.

[03:16] The advantange or problem with structure in PURGATORIO, Canto XX.

[07:30] The pilgrim's weak will redirected.

[09:57] The pilgrim's and Virgil's movement v. the immobile smelting of the penitents.

[13:17] The poet-prophet's curse.

[16:32] The poet-prophet's hope.

[22:14] Rereading this passage: PURGATORIO, Canto XX, lines 1 - 15.