Purgatorio, Canto 29 with Dr. Bernadette Waterman Ward
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- Dr. Bernadette Waterman Ward of the University of Dallas reflects on Canto 29 of Dante's Purgatorio.
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Yes, the green lady represents Hope. It was a slip of the tongue. Sorry about that.
TRANSCRIPT
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Canto 29: In magnificent metaphorical language, Dante, the poet, describes the liturgical procession, in terms of a Roman triumph, which welcomes Dante, the pilgrim, into the Earthly Paradise. The lovely Lady on the opposite riverbank begins by singing: “Blessed is the one whose fault is removed, whose sin is forgiven," as the two of them walk towards the East, as if entering a cathedral for mass. Dante views a luminous air which becomes seven, tree-shaped candelabra, and hears “Hosanna,” as the lustrous atmosphere becomes a series of seven rainbows overarching them, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. They behold twenty-four elders, dressed in white robes and crowned with lilies of purity, who are, metaphorically, the books of the Old Testament. Voices sing in honor of Mary, once greeted with her own “Ave,” who reversed the failings of Eva. These elders are followed by four creatures: the lion of Mark, the ox of Luke, the man of Matthew, and the eagle of John, each bearing six, seraphim-like wings. These four creatures, wearing crowns of new greenery, as metaphors for the New Testament, accompany a two wheeled, golden chariot (the ecclesia, the church) pulled by a griffin having the forefront of an eagle, with outstretched wings, and the body of a lion, metaphors of the human and divine natures of Christ. The colors of this creature consist of the gold of the Father, the vermillion of the blood of Christ, and the white of the shining Holy Spirit. Dancing at the right wheel of the chariot are three ladies, dressed in liturgical colors: Love in red for the Passion of the martyrs, Faith, in snowy-white, and Hope, in emerald-green, who alternate as leader of this dance of the Theological Virtues. Four other ladies, dressed in purple (the color for the liturgical season preceding the arrival of Christ at Easter), dance at the left wheel as the Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude and Temperance. The chariot is followed by two ancient men: Luke, appearing as a physician, and Paul, carrying a two-edged sword. They are followed by four humble elders, the writers of the other epistles: James, Peter, John and Jude. The metaphor for the NT is completed by a seventh elder, John of Revelation; all of them wear crowns of red roses or crimson flowers of martyrdom in lieu of the lilies which garland the brows of the writers of the OT. A sudden clap of thunder halts the procession, turning everything into a dramatic tableau.
Such energy and enthusiasm!! Enjoyable and enlightening presentation of all the symbolism packed into this canto. Thank you.
Beautifully presented! Thank you.
Dr. Ward: The most entertaining of the video presentations so far. A tour de force! Thank you.
Bill D.
Agree!
This was such a fun presentation. Thank you Dr. Ward! I picked up on a couple biblical references, but you illuminated so much that I missed and didn't know. What an amazing canto!
Dr. Ward is fantastic here, isn't she? Wow.
@@ferngrows6740 Yes! She was making me laugh. She has such fun movements, like for the dancing ladies.
Thank you Dr. Ward, for this jam-packed presentation that opened so many windows in my mind's eye. You amazingly covered a whole book's worth of items for further study in less than twelve minutes. I wonder if we are moving from darkness towards the light of the Divine Presence or away from the light toward the darkness of the abyss and will it ever be possible to bring heavenly love to Earth as did our Redeemer or is that not possible without an individual purgatorial process of revelation. In the end, as we learn from Dante, Hope is the virtue by which one's eyes must be focused on the chief good that one ought to pursue, no matter what the worldly outcome. Again, as in Canto twenty-eight, we sense the influence of the "divine feminine" of Matilda and Beatrice. Like motherly love for children, its influence is truly divinely inspired.
So sorry. Hit a wrong button. This was a wonderful experience to watch a teacher at her craft of presenting and helping us enter into the meaning but also the drama of the literature, and then being just blown away by Dante's craft as well. The Comedia is quite the journey. Thank you so much for this project!
Just like the pilgrim Dante, even after reading The Comedia I too only saw the mask of this canto. Thank you for providing us an enlightening lecture explaining all the hidden significance meanings within this canto
Thank you, Dr. Ward! This Canto is packed full of rich symbolism, and I am glad I could hear you unpack some of it and walk through the main parts important to understand. The incompleteness is palpable, but points to something more. Revelation and authority are central here. I find it compelling that he does not understand it all. I can feel that to a great degree.
The color is fascinating, especially the white to red shift pattern throughout. Beautiful.
Thanks!
I love Dr. Ward's vivacious presentation. I was very confused when I read the canto, so her bringing it to life was very important for me.
Immensely illuminating! Thank you!
So excellent! Thank you, Dr. Ward!
Loved Dr. Waterman's talk, she really got into her discussion. So animated. Great!
I need to be at an Italian street party!
This was delightful!
fabulous presentation. many thanks.
This was so helpful and a delight to listen to. Watching an amazing teacher at her craft of
Delightful! What a great presentation, animated, informative and engaging. I'd like to sit down with Dr. Bernadetter Waterman Ward with a pot of tea.
Me too!
Thank you! Your talk was jam-packed with important info needed to understand this canto.
Great stuff. Thank you
Thanks for the explanations since this canto seemed to be more involved in blblical imagery, which is a hindrance to me that am not that familiar with it.