The Italian Renaissance Podcast
Welcome to the Italian Renaissance Podcast, where we discuss the culture and art of fifteenth and sixteenth century Italy. This podcast aims not only to provide a general overview of historical themes of the Renaissance, but also to dive deeply into interpreting how we understand the period today through analysis of key figures, moments, texts, but most importantly, the art. I intend this podcast to be both a useful study guide for students, and an engaging and digestible source of information for a general audience interested in enhancing their own understanding of Western history. Follow us on Instagram for images and updates: @italian_renaissance_podcast
The Italian Renaissance Podcast
Ep. 11: Dante's Divine Comedy Part 2: Purgatory and Paradise
In our final discussion of Dante's masterwork, The Divine Comedy, this analysis seeks not only to outline these last two books, but to show them as precursors to Renaissance thought, grounding Dante as both a writer of the Middle Ages and an object of proto-humanism.
What must Dante do to ascend Mount Purgatory and reach the heavenly realm, and how does his poetics amplify this? How does his strong reliance on classical reference clash with his contemporary Christianity?
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