A Geocentric Rest Stop: PURGATORIO, Canto IV, Lines 52 - 75
Virgil and Dante the pilgrim have completed their first major, breath-taking climb on Mount Purgatory. They hang out for a bit on a ledge for a little rest. In truth, there's no rest with all these mental gymnastics!Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as we explore this passage. Dante notices that the sun is shining on the "wrong" side of him and Virgil explains (or imagines or "rationalizes") the sun's position in the southern hemisphere, based on the intricate workings of a geocentric universe.Here are the segments for this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE:[01:50] My English translation of the passage…
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