Podcasts Arts Open Book How to Read Dantes Inferno, Canto 5

How to Read Dantes Inferno, Canto 5

Published: Sept. 22, 2020, 1:53 a.m.

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The three parts of today\\u2019s episode surround each other like the concentric rings of hell. (Maybe not the best metaphor?)

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  1. First I\\u2019ll briefly describe the story of Dante\\u2019s Inferno; 
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  2. and then I\\u2019ll guide you toward the second circle of Hell, where our narrator meets those spirits punished for lust; 
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  3. and finally I\\u2019ll introduce you to Paulo and Francesca, the adulterous lovers who were seduced by a book to seduce each other.
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My source of all quotations from Dante in this episode are from the translation of Robert and Jean Hollander, published by Doubleday in 2000. 

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