Lighten Up Before The Dark Smoke Of Anger: PURGATORIO, Canto XV, Lines 115 - 145

Walking With Dante

Dante comes out of his ecstatic vision only to have Virgil question whether the pilgrim has drunk too much.

Join me, Mark Scarbrough, for this rare moment of levity after such intense visions. The pacing slows down and Virgil offers kind advice about getting on their way, maybe two more answers to the problem of anger.

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Here are the segments for this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE:

[01:18] My English translation of the passage: PURGATORIO, Canto XV, lines 115 - 145. If you'd like to read along or continue the conversation, please find this episode on my website, markscarbrough.com.

[03:31] Dante the poet offers a humorous moment in PURGATORIO--and perhaps another antidote to the problem of anger.

[05:41] Does Virgil know what Dante has seen in his visions or only that Dante has had visions? Is Virgil cagey? If so, why? If not, what's his point?

[09:26] A pastoral scene dissolves into ominous, inescapable smoke that itself encapsulates the problem of anger.

[12:02] What exactly are Dante's "not erroneous errors" or "unfalse errors"?

[15:12] Rereading the passage: PURGATORIO, Canto XV, lines 115 - 145.