Tiptoeing Around The Tyrants Of Romagna: Inferno, Canto XXVII, Lines 31 - 57
Guido da Montefeltro is trapped in a tongue of fire in the eighth of the malebolge (evil pouches) that make up the eighth circle of hell, the landscape of fraud. But rather than bemoan his fate, he wa...
15 Jun 202235min
Beware Of Classical Figures, Modern Politicians, And Maybe Poets: Inferno, Canto XXVII, Lines 1 - 30
Ulysses leaves and a second flame shows up in the eighth of the malebolge, the evil pouches of fraud in Dante's INFERNO. Ulysses may be the great tragic figure, but this one is muttering, sputtering. ...
12 Jun 202234min
The Case For Ulysses: Inferno, Canto XXVI, Lines 85 - 142
In the last episode of WALKING WITH DANTE, I built a case against Ulysses without using anything but his own words against him. How do we know Ulysses is damned (other than Dante's placing him in the ...
8 Jun 202229min
The Case Against Ulysses: Inferno, Canto XXVI, Lines 85 - 142
In the last episode of this podcast, we took apart Ulysses' speech to discover its poetics and uncover some of its historical roots. Now it's time to turn to the interpretation of his words.Join me, M...
5 Jun 202224min
The Glorious Monologue Of The Damned Ulysses: Inferno, Canto XXVI, Lines 85 - 142
Finally, Ulysses. We've waited long enough. Here he is in all his glory: a figure out of classical literature, whom Dante couldn't know, whom Dante wants to know, whom Dante admires, whom Dante damns....
1 Jun 202241min
It's All Greek To Dante: Inferno, Canto XXVI, Lines 64 - 84
Virgil has introduced Dante the pilgrim to the twinned souls in the tongue of fire: Ulysses and Diomedes. But there's a problem. Who will talk to them? Who is worthy to discuss such illustrious Greeks...
29 Mai 202234min
The Fifth Great Sinner Of Hell, Ulysses: Inferno, Canto XXVI, Lines 49 - 63
We're in the eighth circle of hell, INFERNO's vast landscape of fraud. And we're way down in the eight of the evil pouches (the malebolge) that make up this most mucky and disgusting place--which hold...
25 Mai 202234min
Fireflies, Elijah, And Messy Metaphors: Inferno, Canto XXVI, Lines 25 - 48
Our first glimpse into the eighth of the evil pouches (the malebolge) that make up the giant circle of fraud in Dante's INFERNO.Except nothing's as clear as it should be. Two complex metaphors, a bumb...
15 Mai 202226min
