While we are on a break, enjoy this episode from Season 2. Season 3 starts May 19!

My son Jack is back as we discuss Paradiso, Jack's favorite part of Dante's Divine Comedy. I absolutely love getting to chat with him again (see a couple of earlier episodes linked below). We talk about why he loves Dante in general, and Paradiso in particular. Highlights include:

1. Dante's bravery (or chutzpah!) in writing his poetry and scholarly works in Italian rather than Latin;
2. Who Dante is for (spoiler--it's for YOU), and why (the title of this episode is a big hint!);
3. How people of different ages see Dante in a different light;
4. Why a map of Heaven is really hard to draw, especially compared to Hell and Purgatory.

Jack wrote his thesis on part of the Divine Comedy, and he has a lot of experience in the classroom with Dante, so he brings a lot of his knowledge to expand on what we've been talking about for the last two weeks.

This episode forms a kind of trilogy on Crack the Book: two weeks ago we discussed Inferno, and last week my friend Lisa and I covered Purgatorio. It's my hope that these three podcasts will inspire you to pick up your own copy of the Divine Comedy and jump in.

Season 3 is coming May 19!

LINK

Ted Gioia/The Honest Broker’s 12-Month Immersive Humanities Course (paywalled!)

Crack the Book, Inferno Episode

Crack the Book, Purgatorio Episode

Jack's Episode About Boethius

Jack's Episode About the Odyssey

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