Posted by Holly Ordway in Literature & Literary Apologetics, Podcasts | 2 Comments
The Spiritual Journey in Dante’s Divine Comedy – The Complete Collection – Podcast
What does it mean to seek God? In this series, we follow Dante through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven – reflecting, as we go, on the eternal significance of our own choices. Will we choose our own will above all, turning from God in pursuit of our own desires? Or will we reject sin and turn to Him, in repentance and conversion? And what does it mean that it’s easier to imagine the horrors of hell than the joys of heaven? Join us on this guided tour of the Spiritual Journey – but be warned, it can be an unsettling experience.
Part 1: The Dark Wood - Click here to listen to the Part 1 podcast in a new window.
Part 2: Inferno (Hell) - Click here to listen to the Part 2 podcast in a new window.
Part 3: The Last Circle of Hell - Click here to listen to the Part 3 podcast in a new window.
Part 4: Purgatorio (Purgatory) – Click here to listen to the Part 4 podcast in a new window.
Part 5: Paradiso (Heaven) – Click here to listen to the Part 5 podcast in a new window.
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- The Spiritual Journey in Dante’s Divine Comedy – Part 2 (Inferno) – Podcast
- The Spiritual Journey in Dante’s Divine Comedy – Part 3 (The Last Circle of Hell) – Podcast
- The Spiritual Journey in Dante’s Divine Comedy – Part 1 (The Dark Wood) – Podcast
Wow, if we had covered Inferno like that in 11th grade back in the late 70s I might have made it through the other two thirds of the Divine Comedy. I read John Ciardi’s translation. Is there another that might prove more readable?
Thanks for the effort that went into these discussions.
Thanks, Eutychus! These podcasts were a labor of love, and just the tip of the iceberg in terms of all the good stuff in the Divine Comedy.
I found the Hollander & Hollander translation to be quite readable; I know the Ciardi one is well regarded but I found it rather cold.
I just got a recommendation from Malcolm Guite (I link to his blog on the right) that the new Kirkpatrick translation for Penguin is the best one, so I just ordered copies of that… I’m planning on re-reading the Comedy over the summer.
Whether you go with Hollander & Hollander or Kirkpatrick, definitely get the Dorothy Sayers translations for her notes. I don’t care for her translation, but her notes and introductions are absolutely brilliant. They unlocked the Comedy for me.