Abandon Hope For It's The Gate Of Hell: INFERNO, Canto III, Lines 1 - 21
We follow our pilgrim and his guide, Virgil, on their first steps into hell. Let's pause with these two at the gate of hell with its famous inscription ("Abandon hope!").You enter hell through an act of reading. The words on the gate, yes. But also perhaps these words in the text.And if we read the words right, we can get a most unusual thing: a cheerful look from Virgil.Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as I walk with Dante the pilgrim passage by passage across the known universe. If you'd like to help support this podcast, please consider a one-time donation or a very small monthly stipend at this…
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