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Dante's The Divine Comedy 2019: Lecture 13: The Malebranche, Thieves, and Deceitful Counselors (Cantos 21-26)

Alexander Schmid Podcast

English - September 25, 2019 18:15 - 34 minutes - 40.2 MB - ★★★★ - 7 ratings
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In this lecture, we consider (a) the Malebranche and their allegorical, dramatic, and comic significance; (b) we observe the hypocrites and then Dante's essence-altering transformation of thieves and epic; (c) we conclude with observing Vanni Fucci's weaponized use of truth and by finally reaching Circle 8 bolgia 8, the Deceitful Counselors and Ulysses.

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