Flattering Your Way To The Center Of The Earth: INFERNO, Canto XXXI, Lines 112 - 129
Dante the pilgrim and Virgil walk on to find Antaeus, the unbound giant who can set them down on the floor of hell--otherwise known as the center of the earth.Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as we watch Virgil flail around, cite Lucan's PHARSALIA repeatedly, not get his way, and finally resort of a promise of Dante's own success to get what he needs.This passage is a wild ride of literary references. Here are the segments of this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE:[01:47] My English translation of this passage: INFERNO, Canto XXXI, lines 112 - 129. If you'd like to read along or drop a comment, go to my…
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