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Dante's History

By: Mallon Khan
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  • The poem is allegorical, with multiple meanings. Each episode will cover a canto at a time, summarizing and interpreting the poem based on dozens of commentaries. Check the website for further reading.
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Episodes
  • Inferno: Canto 25 - The Transforming Thieves

    Inferno: Canto 25 - The Transforming Thieves
    Sep 14 2023
    In this canto, Dante and Virgil continue to observe the thieves that reside in the seventh ditch of the 8th circle of the inferno, aka The Malebolge. Virgil will tell him about us about the raging centaur that terrorizes the inhabitants here and Dante will witness a couple of grotesque transformations.
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    25 mins
  • Inferno: Canto 24 - The Den of Snakes

    Inferno: Canto 24 - The Den of Snakes
    Sep 6 2021
    In this canto, Dante and Virgil finally make it out of the sixth subring of the 8th circle. As they cross the next bolgia, a disgruntled voice draws them down to take a closer look. They discover the seventh subring is full of snakes and thieves. Our travelers speak with one of these thieves, a political opponent of Dante's, who tells them about his greatest crime and offers the pilgrim a discouraging prophecy.
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    18 mins
  • Inferno: Canto 23 - The Heavy Hypocrites

    Inferno: Canto 23 - The Heavy Hypocrites
    Jun 17 2021
    In this canto our travelers venture into the sixth bolgia of the 8th circle and walk with a procession of miserable monks who've been forced to wear heavy cloaks. We'll meet two of these sad hypocrites and learn why some of them have been crucified to the ground.
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    22 mins
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