Paradiso: Cantos 23-33
This is the third installment of Paradiso, the last 11 cantos from 23 to 33. This also marks the end of the entire Divine Comedy.I
This is the third installment of Paradiso, the last 11 cantos from 23 to 33. This also marks the end of the entire Divine Comedy.I
This is the second batch of 11 cantos- from 12-22 that make up the middle third of the third book of the Divine Comedy- Paradiso.
Continuing through Dante’s Divine Comedy, I will post the summaries in three parts. The entire canticle of Paradiso is 33 cantos, so I’ll post them
Finished up my translation of Purgatorio. Canto XXIII The sixth level: gluttony cont. The canto starts with Dante still pondering the tree. Finally, Virgil tells him to
Continuing through the Purgatorio with this second of three installments, this one covering cantos 12 to 22. Canto XII The first level: pride cont. The opening of
There are 33 cantos in the Purgatorio, so I’ll post the recap in three sections of 11 cantos each. Here’s the first 11 chapters. Canto
Canto XXIX Eighth circle, tenth ditch- counterfeiters/falsifiers Still considering the inhabitants of the ninth ditch, where the sowers of discord were condemned, Dante says his eyes were
Canto XXII Still in the eighth circle, fifth ditch, which contains the bribe-takers, the pair set off accompanied by the ten demons. Dante says he has
Canto XV As virgil and Dante are walking along the banks of the river, there is a mist that shades them from the fire flakes falling over the
Canto VII This canto starts off with some puzzlers, including the very first line: «Pape Satàn, pape Satàn aleppe!» uttered by Plutus. Dante doesn’t explain what it means, and