About this episode

Dr. Anthony Esolen discusses the theme of love and purification in Dante's Purgatorio.

When one thinks of Purgatory, especially as described in Dante's Purgatorio, love is not the first thing that comes to mind. In this episode, Dr. Anthony Esolen leads a seminar from his Magnus Fellowship course "Into the World Beyond, With Dante" on the theme of love through the purification in Dante's Purgatorio, much like our own purging that purifies our love during the season of Lent.

People in this episode

Host: Albertus Magnus Institute, Inc.

Guest: Dr. Anthony Esolen

Topics covered

• Purgatory
• love
• Dante
• purification
• Lent

Keywords

• Purgatory
• Dante
• love
• purification
• Lent
• Esolen

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Purgatorio, Dante's Purgatorio

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