Jennifer Holberg – Dante – The Inferno

What’s the significance of the dark wood? Brent and Jennifer Holberg continue their discussion of Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ with a look at ‘Inferno’.    Jennifer is professor and chair of the English Department at Calvin University in the States and co-director of the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing.  She’s also the author of the book ‘Nourishing Narratives’.   (2:00) The narrator and the opening; (4:10) The dark wood; (5:00) Epic; (6:30) The 3 beasts; (8:45) Virgil; (11:30) Canto 9; (13:10) Beatrice; (17:10) The structure of Hell; (21:45) Sin; (23:10) Dante’s sin issue; (26:40) Some of the famous sinners; popes in Hell; (30:10) Moments of hope. Links mentioned in this episode: World of Dante: https://www.worldofdante.org/index.html) Digital Dante: https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/dante/divine-comedy Dante Worlds: https://danteworlds.laits.utexas.edu/ 100 Days of Dante: https://100daysofdante.com Editions: For all in one volume: Mark Musa, ‘The Portable Dante’ (Penguin) First rate notes: Robert and Jean Hollander (Vintage/Anchor) New poetic translation that retains the terza rima: Michael Palma (Liveright) Prose translation: Charles S. Singleton (Princeton University Press) Other notable translators: Robin Kirkpatrick John Ciarda Allen Mandelbaum Older translations by Dorothy L. Sayers Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.