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.
Walking With Dante
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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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9/26/2020
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Recent Episodes
August 9, 2026
Sailing Across The Great Sea of "To Be": PARADISO, Canto I, Lines 94 - 114
Host Mark Scarbrough explores Beatrice's cosmic theory of creation, revealing the universe's unified order as a reflection of its divine source.
August 5, 2026
Returning Home Through The Music Of The Spheres: PARADISO, Canto I, Lines 61 - 93
Host Mark Scarbrough explores Dante's "Paradiso" Canto I, lines 61-93, revealing how the pilgrim's ascent redefines "home" through celestial music and divine light.
August 2, 2026
Staring at the Sun: PARADISO, Canto I, Lines 37 - 60
Host Mark Scarbrough explores Dante's initial ascent in Paradiso, Canto I, examining his gaze upon the sun and Beatrice's divine radiance.
515 total episodes available with 94 transcripts
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