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Continuing with the Dante seminar commentary… The turning point for Dante in Hell, the moment when he begins to be less sympathetic to sin, is when he reaches the circle of those who practiced simony. (According to Dr. Cook…) Simon Magus, in the Bible, wanted the powers that the Apostles had from Jesus, and he [...]

I went to a seminar on Dante. I could just post — If you get a chance to listen to Dr. William Cook on Dante you probably should. - Or I could share a bit of what he said. Dr. Cook started by explaining that for Dante Comedy and Tragedy had very specific meanings. In [...]