Dante and Virgil make haste across the second terrace of Purgatory before they're accosted by disembodied voices, calling them to the banquet of love.

Sounds great, right? Except there's so much alienation in the landscape and even in the poetry.

Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as we take our first steps onto the second terrace of PURGATORIO with Dante and Virgil.

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Here are the segments for this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE:

[01:19] My English translation of the passage: PURGATORIO, Canto XIII, lines 22 - 45. If you'd like to read along or continue the conversation, please visit my website, markscarbrough.com.

[03:54] Three disembodied voices on the second terrace of PURGATORIO: quotes from the Virgin Mary, Orestes (maybe?), and Jesus.

[13:25] Voices moving from the left, not right!

[15:26] Envy: a root sin, sometimes seen as the primary sin, even by Dante.

[18:59] The schematics of Purgatory, as intuited by Virgil.

[22:03] Disembodied voices and the problem of alienation.

[26:28] The distance (and alienation) between Dante and Virgil.

[32:36] A rereading of the passage: PURGATORIO, Canto XIII, lines 22 - 45.