Dante's Divine Comedy - Daily Purgatory

Conversations exploring Dante's Divine Comedy with leading scholars, acclaimed academics, and innovative researchers. Join host Richard Emerson for in-depth discussions that bridge medieval wisdom with contemporary insights, revealing how Dante's masterwork continues to illuminate our path forward.dailypurgatory.com

Dante's Divine Comedy - Daily Purgatory is a society podcast hosted by Richard Emerson, with 34 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Richard Emerson hosts Dante's Divine Comedy - Daily Purgatory, a society show with 34 episodes published.

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  Start Tomorrow: Your Daily Journey Through Dante's Purgatory!

  Feb 8, 20265 minS0

  <p>Welcome back - we have some exciting news!</p><p>For just $5/month you can now receive 132 morning reflections on the opening part of Dante's Purgatory — delivered straight to your inbox!</p><p>Each email is a carefully crafted meditation designed to reconnect you with the timeless wisdom Dante embedded in his masterpiece, and to gradually build the new insights and capacities to understand and experience life in a much richer way, in Truth, Virtue and Beauty.</p><p>You can also reply to the emails, as we'd love to hear your thoughts and reflections as you move along in...

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  Purging Modernity: A New Renaissance with Joe Carlson

  Nov 22, 20241h 4mS0

  <p>Join us for an enlightening conversation with translator and Dante scholar Joe Carlson as we explore the deeper meanings of Dante's Purgatorio. We'll dive into how Pride distorts our perception of reality, examining medieval wisdom through Carlson's fresh translations and insights.</p><p>From the lush poetry of the Garden of Eden to the transformative journey up Mount Purgatory, discover how Dante's masterpiece isn't just about the afterlife—it's a profound guide for personal transformation in our modern world.</p><p>As our culture yearns for renewal, Dante's medieval vision offers a path toward a new Renaissance—one that coul...

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  The Sphere of Venus, with Prof. Robert-Louis Abrahamson

  Nov 16, 20231h 8mS0

  <p>A Conversation about the main topics and purpose of the Third Sphere in Dante's Paradiso - the Sphere of Venus. We'll meet the souls of Carlo Martello, Cunizza, and Bishop Folchetto, and explore the themes of mercy, forgiveness, love, spiritual growth, and the transition out of the earthly shadow into the higher Divine realms from the Sun and beyond.</p><p>We'll also discuss different forms of love, and how self-management of your soul can shape reality, your relationships, and transform your perception of the world.</p><p>Hosts are Richard Emerson, and English Professor Robert-Louis Abrahamson.</p><p>...

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  The Sphere of Mercury, with Prof. Robert-Louis Abrahamson

  Oct 24, 20231h 14mS0

  <p>A Conversation about the Sphere of Mercury in Paradiso, and how the Transcendent and Divine Truth is shining through the bigger scales of Empires, Civilizations and Humanity itself.</p><p>One of the main arguments in the Second Sphere is that on a cosmic scale, Humanity is a young species with a very recently emerged self-awareness, moral capacity, and Free Will. And over the longer time spans, we need to align both spiritually and with our Institutions and Civilizations with the Transcendent Good and Truth, argues Beatrice.</p><p>Hosts are Richard Emerson and English Professor Robert-Louis Abrahamson.</p><...

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  Sphere of the Moon, with Prof. Robert-Louis Abrahamson

  Oct 10, 20231h 7mS0

  <p>A Conversation about the Sphere of the Moon in Paradiso, with some of the main themes and the idea of transformation of perspective and experience of Being. With English Professor and Podcaster about Dante, Robert-Louis Abrahamson.</p><p>Robert-Louis Abrahamson is Emeritus Professor in English for the European Division of the University of Maryland, and he studied at Amherst College, University of Edinburgh and Rutgers University. Born in Philadelphia, he later moved to England in the 1980s and currently lives in the market town of Oundle, not too far from Cambridge, where he is the chairman of the Cambridge...

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