Identity Theft In The Middle Ages: Inferno, Canto XXV, Lines 79 - 141 (Part One)
We've reached the third and final metamorphosis in the seventh of the evil pouches, the malebolge that make up the eighth circle of hell in INFERNO.Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as we explore Lucan, Ovid, and Dante's own masterwork COMEDY to uncover the roots of this complicated yet clear passage among the thieves in hell. Identity theft is not just a modern problem. It's a medieval one, too.Here are the segments of this episode of the podcast WALKING WITH DANTE:[02:23] My English translation of this passage: Inferno, Canto XXV, lines 79 - 141. If you'd like to read along, you can find it on my…
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