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2007 Poetry Reading and Discussion Group

 

Dante Alighieri's Paradiso

 

A Voyage through Paradise

  

with Dante Scholar the Rev. Dr. Robert Crouse

 

Week 1 - The First Three Heavens: The Moon, Mercury and Venus

                       Intro (not recorded)   Part 2 (26 min)

 

Week 2 - The Fourth Heaven: The Sun

                       Part 1 (56 min)     Part 2 (38 min)

 

Week 3 - The Fourth and Fifth Heavens: The Sun (cont'd) and Mars

                       Part 1 (55 min)     Part 2 (31 min)

 

Week 4 - The Sixth and Seventh Heavens: Jupiter and Saturn

                       Part 1 (71 min)     Part 2 (39 min)

 

Week 5 - The Eighth and Ninth Heavens: Fixed Stars & Primum Mobile

                       Part 1 (55 min)     Part 2 (42 min)    

 

 Week 6 - The Tenth Heaven: The Empyrean

                       Part 1 (59 min)      Part 2 (51min)

 

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2006 Poetry Reading and Discussion Group

 

Dante Alighieri's PURGATORIO

 

Ascending Mount Purgatory

  

with Dante Scholar the Rev. Dr. Robert Crouse

 

Week 1 - Introduction and The Circle of the Proud

                       Intro (20 min)       Part 2 (62 min)

 

Week 2 - The Circle of the Envious

                       Part 1 (18 min)     Part 2 (84 min)

 

Week 3 - The Circle of the Wrathful

                       Part 1 (45 min)     Part 2 (48 min)  

 

Week 4 - The Circle of the Slothful

                       Part 1 (44 min)     Part 2 (49 min)

 

Week 5 - The Circle of the Avaricious

                       Part 1 (27 min)    Part 2 (68 min)

 

Week 6 - The Circle of the Gluttonous

                       Part 1 (24 min)     Part 2 (76 min)

 

Week 7 - The Circle of the Lustful

                       Part 1 (32 min)     Part 2 (59 min)

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