divine comedy

Today in 1302,  Italy's finest poet and some say the father of the Italian language, Dante Alighieri was exiled from Florence. In exile, he wrote the Divine Comedy, the greatest poem of the middle ages, and an allegory of the Soul's journey to God. Hear all about it in today's pod. 

The following was a portion of a Dante panel, focusing on the Inferno, presented at the University of Dallas, March 27, 2023, by Joe Carlson. 

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Learn more about Dante's Divine Comedy at DantePoem.com

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This special edition of the podcast is a reading of an article by Joe Carlson entitled “Four Reasons to Read Dante in 2023." 

You can also read this article: 
https://romanroadspress.com/2023/01/four-reasons-to-read-dante/

Joe Carlson is a translator of Dante's Divine Comedy, and the author of a reader guide for each of the the three canticles, published by Roman Roads Press. You can find these at DantePoem.com. 

The word “Inferno”  is the Italian for Hell, an imaginary creation by the 14th-century poet Dante. The Inferno is the first part of the Divine Comedy, followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. One of the most therapeutic books of the world, it is about a hero’s journey through Hell, guided by the ancient Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as nine concentric circles of torment located within the Earth; it is “the realm ... of those who have rejected spiritual values by yielding to bestial appetites or violence, or by perverting their human intellect to fraud or malice against their fellowmen".Since its publication, over 129 translators have shared their creative attempts in translating the work, and more frequently these attempts were translations into English. 

With us today is Prof. Marco Sonzogni from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand who will talk about how different versions of translation highlight the thematic tension of Inferno.

Recommended Readings:
Dante, Inferno
Marco Sonzogni & Timothy Smith, To Hell and Back: An Anthology of Dante's Inferno In English Translation
—— Quantum of Dante

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In our final discussion of Dante's masterwork, The Divine Comedy, this analysis seeks not only to outline these last two books, but to show them as precursors to Renaissance thought, grounding Dante as both a writer of the Middle Ages and an object of proto-humanism.

What must Dante do to ascend Mount Purgatory and reach the heavenly realm, and how does his poetics amplify this? How does his strong reliance on classical reference clash with his contemporary Christianity?

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Terrified by the demons that block their path, Dante and Virgil wait.

Still in the fifth circle, they face the river Styx and the terror of Dis.

The third circle of hell brings filth and muck, Cerberus and Ciacco.

Virgil and Dante enter the second circle of hell and meet those whose love in life has trapped them.

Virgil leads Dante into the first circle of hell where they meet souls who didn't live their lives, as well as pagan poets and philosophers who did.

Dante and Virgil pass through the gates of hell and enter the vestibule to encounter anxious souls.

Dante wavers and Virgil reveals why he is here. 

Dante frightened by his plight, terrorised by strange beasts, discovers a guide. 

Taking that first step toward your goal is great, but it's crucial to continue--in spite of anxiety.

We might want a shortcut to success, but there is tremendous value in working through problems.

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