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great course to understand Purgatory

Review from Dante’s Purgatory →

great insight into truly understanding Purgatory…not at a merely academic level but the spiritual level which Dante was writing for…not with modern slant or sensationalism. If you’ve never read The Divine Comedy, this is a marvelous companion to bring it to life (unlike the more academic Great Course and my least favorite modern Scholar course).

Wonderful lectures!!!

Review from Dante’s Purgatory →

I am a Protestant believer and after reading three different translations of The Divine Comedy (including Professor Esolen’s), I was having an especially difficult time understanding and sympathizing with Dante’s Purgatorio. How should I approach this poem about existence in a place many Protestants believe is a mistake in theology? Professor Esolen’s lectures helped tremendously…

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