Purgatorio, Canto 16

Patrick Burke is a professor of philosophy at Gonzaga University. He is an expert of contemporary French philosophy, and he is the author of he Barbarian Principle: Merleau-Ponty, Schelling, and the Question of Nature. Questions for Reflection  Why does Dante depict...

Purgatorio, Canto 15

Jason Houston is the director of the Gonzaga in Florence Program for Gonzaga University. Questions for Reflection  In Purgatorio we begin seeing what Giuseppe Mazzotta calls Dante’s “ludic theology”: his theology of play. How does Dante depict the sun as a child at...

Purgatorio, Canto 14

Gregory Wolfe is a professor in the Templeton Honors College at Eastern University and the editor of Slant Books, an imprint of Wipf & Stock Publishers. Questions for Reflection  This canto includes intriguing scenes of naming both self and other. How does envy...

Purgatorio, Canto 13

Ross Brooke Watts is a Professor of History at Whitworth University. She teaches courses in Western Philosophy for Whitworth’s CORE250 program, and she is the Director for the Service Learning and Community Engagement center. Questions for Reflection  What is...

Purgatorio, Canto 12

David Davies is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Dallas. He is an expert in Milton, Classical Traditions in English Literature, and Roman Lyric Poetry. Questions for Reflection  How does Dante come to share in the purgative effects of the Proud’s...