Dante's Divine Comedy
Mark VernonI invite you to experience the odyssey, by accompanying me as I discuss each canto. My book, Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Guide For The Spiritual Journey, is published by Angelico Press for the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death on 13th September 2021. For more information see - www.markvernon.com
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 144 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Categories | Religion & SpiritualityChristianitySpirituality | ||||
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Dante encounters seven popes in the Divine Comedy, five in hell, one in purgatory and one in paradise - that last being Saint Peter. His condemnation of individual popes and, I think, the papacy is extraordinarily strong and discomforting to relate. ... more
This talk was first given to Idler Drinks.
For more on Mark's work on Dante - www.markvernon.com/dantes-divine-comedy
“Circles of hell" has become commonplace in language. But what was Dante trying to show us when he wrote the inferno? What has been lost in translation, with this first canticle in Dante’s trilogy now part of a secular culture?
Jason Baxter talks ab... more
Rowan Williams and Jesse Armstrong talked at The Idler festival, partly around the idea, caught in the expression, “boring as hell”. But is that right, they asked, when a drama like Succession so clearly appeals to us?
The question is fundamental, f... more
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- Masterful! A distinguished public service🙏
I have read Dante’s Divine Comedy about a half dozen times, but not until listening to Mark Vernon’s superb commentary about each of the Cantos of this masterpiece have I truly started to understand what it’s all about. The Comedy is not an easy classic to follow because of all the historical references that Dante makes, and it’s easy to get lost in the forest of references. But thanks to Mark Vernon’s enlightening guide, he has shone the light on this indispensable masterwork. A thousand thanks... more
Apple Podcasts5Don Pedro 1492
United Statesa year ago - Wow
Just brilliant, insightful and uplifting.
Apple Podcasts5lachenzo
New Zealand2 years ago - Will be eternally grateful to Mr Vernon
I doubt I would have finished the Comedy without this podcast and there is absolutely no chance the work would have moved me like it did. Thank you so much for putting this together!
Apple Podcasts5BYovic
Canada2 years ago - Fantastic!
Absolutely fell in love with this. Oh and dear Beatrice the ultimate anima figure! Amen
Audible5BlueSoulUnited States3 years ago - Christian theological, NOT literary analysis
This should be made more clear for any subscribers. A believer and admirer can still take a critical eye, which is entirely absent here. Dante is creating a narrative, and one in which he is blessed by God. Just because he says something, doesn’t make it true or honest. He’s an author and a person from the 1300s with frankly limited education and worldly scope, not a prophet or self-help guru. Dante was a politician, who was on the losing side over a what most modern readers would consider a pre... more
Audible3Amazon CustomerUnited States4 years ago
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