Renaissance & Dante's Comedy
By Richard Emerson
Renaissance & Dante's ComedyMar 29, 2021
Meditation #1 - Dante's entry into the Terrace of Anger
Brief reflection on the third terrace in Purgatory.
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The Creation of the Angels
In Canto 29 of Paradiso Dante describes the when, where and why of the Creation of Angels.
Full essay is here:
https://dantescomedy.com/the-creation-of-the-angels
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The First Mover - and Motion
In just seven tercets, Dante inverts the model of the Universe from the material to the conceptual, and describes the origin and source of Motion and Time itself.
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The Keys to Entering Heaven - the Pilgrim is Examined
From the 8th sphere in Paradiso!
The essay is here:
https://dantescomedy.com/the-examination-of-virtues-for-the-pilgrim
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Love and Wisdom, in the Sphere of the Sun
How Dante connects Seraphims and Cherubims with the Franciscan and Dominican Orders, as two major defining elements of the Divine and Theology itself, in the sphere of the Sun.
The Birth of the Divine Comedy
The moment when the Poem is born.
From John Ciardi's translation of the Divine Comedy.
The Mystery of Beatrice's Prophecy
A suggestion for interpreting the number "515" at the end of Purgatory.
From dantescomedy.com
Enter Emperor Justinian. Canto 5 in Paradiso.
Highlights and reflections on Chapter 5.
Paradiso, Canto 1. Reading and commentary.
Looking at the great translation of the Divine Comedy by John D. Sinclair from the 1940s.
Group Reading of Paradiso - Welcome!
We've just started a group reading in our community on https://reddit.com/r/dantescomedy - and would like to welcome everyone to join in!
Free will, and adjusting Misguided Loves
Episode 12 – The Canto of Light
Episode 11 – Creativity, Renewal, and the First Day on the Terraces
Episode 10 – The symbolism of The Earthly Paradise
Episode 9 – Purgatory as Process, and the Divine Arts.
Episode 8 – Lady Philosophy, and the Participatory Nature of Purgatorio
Episode 7 – Dante as a Person
Episode 6 – The Comedy and Eastern Theology.
Episode 5 – The Portal into the Heavens, with the Moon.
Episode 4 – Dante’s Argument for Virtues, in his Times.
Episode 3 – Building Virtue like a Steady Mountain.
Episode 2 – The story of Phaethon, and the Pilgrim’s Role in Canto 4.