
Why You Should Read Dante's Divine Comedy w/ Dr. Deana Basile Kelly
Catholic Theology Show
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The Purgatory of Dante
Dante is exiled from Rome in 1302 and loses everything. He's trying to broker peace between factions of the city that are ruling the city. How is he going to rebuild his life? And how is he he's lost his position, his prestige, his home? It's a spiritual autobiography. So it's about Dante himself very much while it's also about us following behind him tried to accompany him.
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