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Episode 74

The First Terrace Of Purgatory Proper: A Read-Through of PURGATORIO, Cantos X - XII

Published on: 4th February, 2024

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I hope you're ready for the climb. We've come through the gate of PURGATORY to find ourselves on the first terrace of those actually getting rid of their sins.

In this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE, we'll read through my rough--very rough--English translation of PURGATORIO, Cantos X - XII, to give us all a chance to see the landscape, understand the arc of the story, and see some of the difficulties that lie ahead.

Sit back and enjoy the plot of the first terrace of Purgatory proper.

Here are the segments for this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE:

[01:07] A plot summary of PURGATORIO so far, just so we're all up to speed.

[06:31] A read-through of my rough English translation of PURGATORIO, Cantos X - XII.

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Walking With Dante
A passage-by-passage stroll through Dante’s DIVINE COMEDY with Mark Scarbrough
Ever wanted to read Dante's Divine Comedy? Come along with us! We're not lost in the scholarly weeds. (Mostly.) We're strolling through the greatest work (to date) of Western literature. Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as I take on this masterpiece passage by passage. I'll give you my rough English translation, show you some of the interpretive knots in the lines, let you in on the 700 years of commentary, and connect Dante's work to our modern world. The pilgrim comes awake in a dark wood, then walks across the known universe. New episodes every Sunday and Wednesday.
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Mark Scarbrough

Former lit professor, current cookbook writer, creator of two podcasts, writer of thirty-five (and counting) cookbooks, author of one memoir (coming soon!), married to a chef (my cookbook co-writer, Bruce Weinstein), and with him, the owner of two collies, all in a very rural spot in New England. My life's full and I'm up for more challenges!