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Mentioned in 47 episodes

The Divine Comedy

Book • 1320

The Divine Comedy is an Italian narrative poem begun around 1308 and completed around 1321.

It is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.

The poem discusses the state of the soul after death and presents an image of divine justice, describing Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven.

It is an allegory representing the soul's journey towards God, drawing on medieval Catholic theology and philosophy, especially Thomistic philosophy.

The work is considered one of the greatest in Italian literature and Western literature, and it helped establish the Tuscan language as the standardized Italian language.

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Deacon Harrison Garlick

Mentioned in 47 episodes

Mentioned by

Martha Beck

as a reference for her book on integrity.

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Dominic Sandbrook

, referencing the depiction of usurers weighed down by bags of gold in hell.

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572. The Medici: Masters of Florence (Part 1)

Mentioned by

Mark Vernon

as a source of inspiration.

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William Blake and the Power of the Imagination with Mark Vernon

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Tyler Cowen

as a literary reference in 'Life and Fate', comparing the novel's depiction of suffering to Dante's 'Inferno'.

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Russ Roberts on Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate

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Tyler Cowen

as a literary reference in 'Life and Fate', possibly alluding to the novel's depiction of suffering and the descent into hell.

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Tyler Cowen on Life and Fate

Mentioned by

John Dickson

as a book describing nine circles of hell.

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147. On Hell

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Jay Shetty

in relation to the concept of Mount Delectable.

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Mentioned by

Sheehan Quirke

as someone who writes very beautifully on love with tenderness and gravity.

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#110 The Cultural Tutor - Why Modern Love Fails and How to Rescue It

Mentioned by

Brett McKay

as one of his favorite books and discussed extensively throughout the podcast.

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Dante's Guide to Navigating a Spiritual Journey

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Dominic Sandbrook

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Tom Holland

in the context of Dante's Divine Comedy, where Virgil serves as Dante's guide through the underworld.

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105. Classics

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Angelina Stanford

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Cindy Rollins

in the context of C.S. Lewis's discussion on summarizing myths versus novels.

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Episode 266: “Best of” Series – An Experiment in Criticism, Ch. 5-7

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Thomas Banks

as an example of modifying established literary forms.

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Episode 150: “Dracula” by Bram Stoker, Ch. 18-End

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Thomas Lackey

in the context of comparing and contrasting different perspectives on women in literature, contrasting Dante's portrayal of Beatrice with Hesiod's depiction of women.