Purgatorio, Canto 12 with Dr. David Davies
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Dr. David Davies introduces us to canto 12 of Dante's Purgatorio.
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Canto 12: As Dante, Virgil and those penitents with stony burdens of Pride on their hunched shoulders circle the First Cornice around the Mountain, they observe, beneath their feet, triptych-like illustrations similar to gravestones carved in the pavement of ancient cathedrals. Each scene consists of four panels relating to Pride. The first, Pride against Divinity, shows the Fall of Satan as well as encounters between the pagan Olympians and their Triton predecessors along with Nimrod of Babel’s Tower. The second, Pride of Accomplishment, illustrates Niobe’s prolific motherhood, the self-destructive death of Saul, the defeat of Arachne, and Rehoboam’s fall when he succeeded Solomon. The third series of exhortation pictures, showing the result of harm coming to self and others as a result of pride, are based upon Greek mythology and Hebrew history. The poet Dante began each description of the Prideful illuminations with the letters, UOMO (man), indicating Pride as the “foundational sin” of “man.” Dante then encounters an angel, who directs them to an exiting staircase and wipes out a letter “P” from the seven previously tattooed Peccati on the poet’s forehead. With the eradication of this symbol for his first sin, Dante finds the climb to the next Cornice to be a bit easier than it had been. He and Virgil leave the current Terrace, with the words of a Beatitude sounding in their ears: “Beati pauperes spiritu ... Blessed are the poor in spirit [for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.]" The songs of Purgatory are vastly different from the lamentations of Hell. Even Virgil smiles. After all, the word “beati,” usually translated as “blessed,” can also be translated as “be happy!”
Thank you. This was one of the best, most enlightening of a set of mostly magnificent talks.
Freedom from the past failures by repentance and receiving mercy because of Jesus. Beautiful description of redemption.
Thank you Dr. Davies for the interesting in-between-the-lines anecdotal insights of what Dante had in mind, as it were, when he wrote to us from eight centuries ago. Like Dante, I look forward to rising upward to the next level on the wings of humility with the hope that never dies that my indeterminate time in Purgatory will pass as quickly as Dante's.
Thank you Dr. Davies for revealing truths about this inspiring Canto XII !
The role that tradition plays in our awareness of pride and the other sins becomes more and more apparent. We must see, feel, and repent. This is a very physical place for a reason in his poetic concept. I will have to ponder this more.
Thank you!
Thank you the lecture was a beautiful summary and interpretation of the canto.
Oh my!!! Dr. Davies! That was absolutely beautiful!!! Even a past where you've tried to love so well, but been misguided in how to love can crush the soul. Seeing these refreshing pictures of how Jesus truly works with us is so very beautiful! Thank you for ir explaining!!! I need to re-listen over and over taking notes because there is so much you've given! What a poem Dante has given to us! Thank you again!
Thank you Dr Davies, I appreciate your clarity of Canto twelve.
At the second minute of the video the speaker states the fact the shades are burdened by a heavy rock is not commented upon by any of the participants. I respectfully disagree. In Canto X, line 119 , the shades are moving under stones and in Canto XI, line 52, an unidentified participant comments about how the stone curbs the movement in his neck and makes him keep his face bent to the ground. This is from the translation by Mark Musa. I enjoyed the video but at least in my view, the shades are heavily burdened by stones that force their faces to the ground.
I noticed this too.
Thank you.