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Lake of Ice: The Penultimate Stages of Dante Inferno
Dante visits those stuck in ice, "teeth clicking," and listens to the pathetic tale of Count Ugolino.
Jan 22
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October 2023
Giant Steps
A discussion of Canto 31 of the INFERNO wherein Dante encounters the Giants. Dr. McCullough reads and offers an interpretation.
Oct 22, 2023
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August 2023
Suffering from Within
In Cantos 29 and 30, Dante continues to encounter the damned for whom fraud has disfigured (almost) beyond recognition.
Aug 12, 2023
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July 2023
"Fit Punishment": Contrapasso and the Example of Bertran de Born
Dr. McCullough presents Dante's 28th Canto in all its headless glory
Jul 7, 2023
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"Fit Punishment": Contrapasso and the Example of Bertran de Born
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June 2023
Hellish Autobiography: Guido da Montefeltro and Dante in Canto 27
Dr. McCullough reads and explicates a passage of Dante that influenced T.S. Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."
Jun 17, 2023
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May 2023
Beyond the Pillars of Hercules: The Tragedy of Ulysses
McCullough reads and discusses Canto 26, Dante's treatment of Ulysses, the Inferno's greatest trickster.
May 31, 2023
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Beyond the Pillars of Hercules: The Tragedy of Ulysses
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Stolen Identities: Theft and the Fraud of Self
Dr. McCullough discusses the thieves of cantos 24 and 25 in Dante's INFERNO
May 12, 2023
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Stolen Identities: Theft and the Fraud of Self
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April 2023
"Hypocrite lecteur,—mon semblable,—mon frère!”
Canto 23 as understood by Dr. McCullough in which our hero Dante encounters the Hypocrites.
Apr 16, 2023
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March 2023
The Virtues (and Dangers) of Listening
What are the virtues of a good listener? What are the dangers of listening? Dr. Mark McCullough answers these questions.
Mar 29, 2023
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The Perverse and The Demonic
Listen now | Dr. McCullough discusses the "low mimetic" in Dante's encounter with the grotesque and ridiculous demons of the Malebranche of cantos 21…
Mar 16, 2023
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February 2023
"Of strange new pain, I now must make my verse": The Diviners and Canto 20
Dr. Mark McCullough attempts to make sense of a transitional canto and explicates the "diviners" or the false prophets of Canto 20 of Dante's INFERNO
Feb 17, 2023
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"Of strange new pain, I now must make my verse": The Diviners and Canto 20
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January 2023
Scum and Villainy of the Holy Order
Bold Dante holds little back from criticizing the church and the evil churchman he finds suffering in Canto 19
Jan 29, 2023
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