Paradiso- Dante  (1321) Continuing through the third book (canticle) of the Dante’s Divine Comedy.  Canto 13 The fourth sphere: the Sun- the wise, cont. Dante kicks the canto

Paradiso- Dante  (1321) Continuing through the third book (canticle) of the Dante’s Divine Comedy.  Canto 9  The third sphere: Venus cont. Dante begins the canto addressing “Clemence”, which

Paradiso- Dante  (1321) continuing through the third book (canticle) of the Dante’s Divine Comedy.  Canto 5  The first sphere: the moon, then to the second sphere: Mercury. Beatrice

Paradiso- Dante  (1321) On to the third book (section) of the Dante’s Divine Comedy.  Canto 1  Prologue and ascent to the first sphere. This first canto is divided into

Purgatorio- Dante  (1321) Somewhat to my surprise, I got a lot further than I had in any previous month since I started, and actually finished the

Purgatorio- Dante  (1321) Continuing through Purgatorio  Canto 22Level 6: gluttonyThe canto starts with the entrance to the sixth level, and while Virgil, Dante, and Statius climb, Virgil

Purgatorio- Dante  (1321) Continuing through Purgatorio  Canto 19  Level 5: avarice Actually still on the fourth level at the start, Dante has a dream of a Siren, who is

Life has been really busy since we’ve been taking care of my mom. She is unable to get around anymore and we have been arranging

Didn’t get as much reading done as usual this month, mostly because our house was ripped up doing a remodel, and both my mom and

Purgatorio- Dante  (1321) Continuing through Purgatorio  Canto 5  Ante-purgatory: the late repentant, who died by violence Dante and Virgil continue through the landscape climbing at the base of the mountain.