Dante's Divine Comedy
Mark Vernon
I invite you to experience the odyssey, by accompanying me as I discuss each canto. My book, Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Guide For The Spiritual Journey, is published by Angelico Press for the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death on 13th September 2021. For more information see - www.markvernon.com
Episodes
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Mar 17, 2020 • 18min
Inferno 24
Virgil helps Dante climb from the sixth bolgia. They come to the seventh, a melee of serpents chasing souls.
Mar 14, 2020 • 15min
Inferno 23
Affection balances fear. Thought counters foolhardiness. They escape to fresh despair in the sixth bolgia.
Mar 12, 2020 • 12min
Inferno 22
Virgil and Dante are escorted by 10 Malebranche demons. Something has gone very wrong.
Mar 10, 2020 • 18min
Inferno 21
They meet the demons of Malebranche. Virgil reckons he can outplay them. Dante does not.
Mar 7, 2020 • 22min
Inferno 20
Dante is perturbed when they encounter the diviners, an art he practices too.
Mar 5, 2020 • 24min
Inferno 19
Dante perceives the bleak bankruptcy of exchanging spiritual gifts for temporal goods.
Mar 3, 2020 • 27min
Inferno 18
They are in the eighth circle, the place called Malebolge, as the descent deepens further.
Feb 29, 2020 • 27min
Inferno 17
Approaching the cliffs into the deeper reaches of hell, they confront the monster Geryon and souls disfigured by usury.
Feb 28, 2020 • 25min
Inferno 16
Ominously tumbling waters. An odd encounter with three trapped souls. And then stranger things happen.
Feb 25, 2020 • 23min
Inferno 15
Following the red stream, across burning sands, a gaggle of souls approach them.
