In canto 27 there are two big moments in Dante’s Journey through Purgatory! The Pilgrim is first walking through the Wall of Fire (meaning the final purification, and the symbolism of death before rebirth), and the chapter ends with the crowning speech from Virgil, where Dante’s faculities of Intellect and Reason have fully been developed, and he is now “The Lord of Yourself”. These are the very last words of Virgil, in the whole work!
The episode will be published tomorrow 29th, at 10am UK time!
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This also concludes a full year of podcasting every chapter of the Paradise and Purgatory in the Divine Comedy! A deep gratitude to everyone who has been following the series, and hope the learning continues to grow from here!
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