Dante’s Divine Comedy is a perfect example of a book that many people mistakenly think is too hard, or that it’s not for them.
And yet, it is a work of literature that has changed, is changing, and will continue to change innumerable lives.
Featuring: Dr. Louis Markos, Dr. Holly Ordway, Cate MacDonald
The City Podcast. Smart. Sane. Spiritual.
Mentioned in this episode:
- How Dante Can Save Your Life, by Rod Dreher
- Belin Chapel at HBU
- The MAA and MLA programs at HBU.
- C.S. Lewis’s List: The Ten Books That Influenced Him Most, with chapters by Dr. Markos and Dr. Ordway
- Recommended works of literature for developing virtue:
- The entire Divine Comedy
- The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan
- Beowulf
- Descent into Hell, by Charles Williams
- Paradise Lost, by John Milton
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