The Renaissance & Dante's Divine Comedy

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The Renaissance & Dante's Divine Comedy

Reflections on the Divine Comedy and the philosophical foundations that Dante created for the Florentine Renaissance, through unifying the Greek and the Hebrew traditions into a comprehensive cosmology - and blending the old with the current.

  1. 04/07/2022

    Sordello's Poem "Blacatz", and its echo in The Valley of Princes

    A look at Sordello's most famous Poem, and how Dante draws inspiration from it in his description of the Valley of Princes in Canto VII of the Purgatory. Enjoy!

    15 min

  2. 11/07/2021

    Meditation #1 - Dante's entry into the Terrace of Anger

    Brief reflection on the third terrace in Purgatory.  Thanks for listening!

    5 min
  3. The Creation of the Angels

    07/23/2021

    The Creation of the Angels

    In Canto 29 of Paradiso Dante describes the when, where and why of the Creation of Angels. Full essay is here: https://dantescomedy.com/the-creation-of-the-angels Enjoy!

    9 min
  4. The First Mover - and Motion

    07/19/2021

    The First Mover - and Motion

    In just seven tercets, Dante inverts the model of the Universe from the material to the conceptual, and describes the origin and source of Motion and Time itself. Enjoy!

    10 min
  5. The Keys to Entering Heaven - the Pilgrim is Examined

    07/17/2021

    The Keys to Entering Heaven - the Pilgrim is Examined

    From the 8th sphere in Paradiso! The essay is here: https://dantescomedy.com/the-examination-of-virtues-for-the-pilgrim Enjoy!

    7 min
  6. Love and Wisdom, in the Sphere of the Sun

    05/29/2021

    Love and Wisdom, in the Sphere of the Sun

    How Dante connects Seraphims and Cherubims with the Franciscan and Dominican Orders, as two major defining elements of the Divine and Theology itself, in the sphere of the Sun.

    6 min
  7. The Birth of the Divine Comedy

    05/04/2021

    The Birth of the Divine Comedy

    The moment when the Poem is born. From John Ciardi's translation of the Divine Comedy.

    7 min
  8. The Mystery of Beatrice's Prophecy

    05/04/2021

    The Mystery of Beatrice's Prophecy

    A suggestion for interpreting the number "515" at the end of Purgatory. From dantescomedy.com

    5 min
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Reflections on the Divine Comedy and the philosophical foundations that Dante created for the Florentine Renaissance, through unifying the Greek and the Hebrew traditions into a comprehensive cosmology - and blending the old with the current.

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