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Arielle, I love your observation about Dante turning to the natural world as a means of understanding the ineffable @12:30. This is one of the aspects of oriental thinking that struck me so deeply 30 years ago when I first encountered it. By finding wonder in nature we can ncreasingly wake up to the beauty and intelligence hidden as an open secret in God's creation. Regarding mirrors, reflections and reflexive verbs @14:00: When we truly begin to awaken to the spiritual hierarchies, we turn our heads away from the mirror of the intellect and begin to know the beings, whose presence we only knew of through the mirror, as those thoughts, feelings and will impulses that live in and through us.

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A wonderful conversation, with very revealing and convincing insights: i.e., or rather, e.g., the difference between how we interact with philosophical texts (pegagogicaly, receptively, acquisitively, as if reviewing for an exam) and literary texts (conversationally, dialogically, dynamically, actively engaging with different voices and adding our own to react to, to continue, and to steer the conversation); and, especially valuable for me, Adoyo's take on Dante being accepted as the 6th in the Bella Scola--not pride or hubris, nor expectation or wishful thinking, but simply joining the conversation that literature provides (and requires), a conversation that is necessarily ongoing, unfinished, looking both backward and forward (like the Commedia's rhyme scheme). Dante is telling us that any of us, as readers, would also be the sixth in such a group, or rather, if not in that particular group, in a similar one, made up of the authors with whom each person converses--which, in my case, now includes Refini and Adoyo. Very well done!

One of the best in this wonderful series on Paradiso. Many thanks I also had this reflection on the letter M as the monarchia explanation falls flat for me. Concerning the importance of M as the final letter of the vision I am inclined to link it to a more mystical sound value which has interesting roots in Oriental thinking: A (Akaar): This letter symbolizes the waking state of consciousness and is associated with the physical realm. It represents creation and the beginning of all things. In the context of the vocal organ, it is the sound produced at the back of the mouth, in the throat. U (Ukaar): This letter stands for the dream state and is linked to the astral plane. It signifies preservation and the continuation of existence. The sound is produced in the middle of the vocal region, with the tongue positioned in the middle of the mouth. M (Makaar): This letter represents the state of deep sleep or the causal plane. It denotes destruction or dissolution, where all things return to their original state. The sound is produced by closing the lips, symbolizing the end of the sound and the return to silence. Together, these three letters encompass the entire cycle of creation, preservation, and destruction, reflecting the totality of the universe and the different states of human consciousness. The Mandukya Upanishad elaborates on this by stating that AUM represents the entirety of time-past, present, and future-and transcends time itself The M therefore could signify: Dissolve wholly into your being Dante the truth about justice on earth and let it be the thought/idea living in you that will generate your actions. More concisely, dissolve your being into God and out of the will of God create your actions on Earth.

Best idea for a Halloween costume ever! And what a pleasure to see/hear Professor Herzman speak on Dante's Divine Comedy again!

Dante and all Sodomites will have their part in the Lake of Fire.

I am enjoying reading Dante at the age of 72. The canto per canto videos are very helpful. Perhaps it is the generation gap, but I found the second speaker's comments more helpful. To my mind the canto is about humility and the connection drawn by the second speaker to Saint Francis was very illuminating. I particularly liked the stone connection.

barsella was bor-ing. too bad, because olson was excellent in canto 16 Canto per Canto; and as good in this video as barsella's lengthy, boring lectures would allow.

olson's and ciabattoni's insights to canto 16 are superb and most insightful - especially olson's. i've read canto 16 4x, and hadn't picked up on most of these nuances until viewing this canto per canto episode.

Fascinating.

Glorious. Thank you both so much. This added enormously to my understanding of and love for Dante.

What does Dante learn about salvation and divine justice through his conversation with Virgil?

Any ideas about why did Dante chose to make the pilgrim go out of inferno by climbing the devil!? Is there a meaning to accessing to freedom using the biggest traitor of the universe!?

Terminal uniqueness

In this canto, Griffolino d'Arezzo explained Dante and Vergil how he deceited Albero of Sienna in teaching the trick of flying and how he was condemned to the burning stake by the Bishop of Sienna, not just for alchemy, but also for sorcery.

This is such a challenging canto (especially for a first-time reader). Thank you both so much for your insightful discussion. The emphasis on writing, the integral role of women and your invitation to interpret the allegories in ways that make them more meaningful to modern readers - all this was so valuable.

This translation sounds glorious - I am determined to get my hands on it. Thank you both so much for an insightful, enthusiastic and informative discussion.

This was fascinating. Thank you both for explaining and illustrating this allegorical and complicated canto. Your affection for Dante and your knowledge of his poem shone through your lively and engaging presentation.

Nothing more than a hurricane of unstoppable carnal passions!

Sick

It is a beautiful work of art.

This was really striking

Sorry for your loss professor , deepest condolences

Charming and so informative. Thank you both for sharing your knowledge.

Wonderful explanation!! This was one of the best ones.

Wonderful! Thank you both.

These two speakers complemented each other so well. Thank you both; an inspiring exploration of Canto 12.

"...not even Thaumas and Electra's glowing daughter, who shifts about from place to place back there." Publius Papinius Statius' reference the rainbow goddess Iris, messengeress of Hera/Juno.

This was an excellent riff! Cheers me up about reading on.

Fascinating discussion; some very important themes are dealt with in this canto. Thank you.

It is wonderful to hear and see such knowledge of and passion for Dante.

Great discussion, but we first time readers needed a spoiler alert for Virgil later ending back up in Limbo! I wonder, just in terms of speculative fiction (or poetry or epics), where Dante scholars think Dante poet would put Virgil now that (since 2007 from what I can tell) Limbo is termed only a "theological hypothesis" and is defunct ???

Charming! An insightful conversation about an interesting canto.

Fascinating. Thank you both so much.

A very detailed and interesting discussion, but, please, stop saying ‘right’ after every other sentence.

a wonderful discussion that explains the incredible depth of the Canto

terrific and clarifying discussion of the Canto. Delighted to notice that the ubiquitous "right" after declarative sentences in American academia has not spread across the pond

as 98% of academia is not "right" politically why are they obsessed with saying "right" after declarative sentences? "like" " you know" quite unnecessaY

L' entusiasmo e l'acume di questa bambina è commovente...

a wonderful discussion that makes a difficult Canto come to life and become understandable Very well done

must be careful not to flatter I suppose but this was a wonderful discussion of the Canto

Great teaching.Kudos to all.

I am so glad you mentioned The World of Dante. Makes everything so much easier What a terrificv sight and so well done. The rest will be a joy

a terrific and well thought out discussion that makes the Canto very clear Well done

"you know" "right"

a wonderful and clarifying discussion of Canto 16 and further adds to the understanding of Canto 15. As Kristina has told me many many many times "you know" I am sad that I did not "know" Am still checking on the 50 times she asked me if something was "right" "you know"

A wonderful discussion of a very difficult and uncomfortable Canto. Claudia and Nicolino help one understand the life and suicide of Nicola DaRocca and Dante" belief that violence against self is such that at final judgement one will never regain flesh. Thet bring the historical ethical and moral to life. Just terrific

I'm sorry but if you read Dante's inferno in translations it is like eating pasta without a nice tomato sauce. Example. Ai quanto a dir è cosa dura.... Ai in Italian is what you say when you are hammering and hit your finger...houch. Another one is - la voce chioccia. Chioccia means - mother hen- it is always translated as - squalking. I think Dante used it because it sound funny to an Italian ear. It is the same with Shakespeare. You can only enjoy it if you know English.