A Hell of a City: Dante’s Inferno on the Road to Rome, Part 2: Paolo and Francesca: Words of Desire (Inferno 5)

Episode Topic: Paolo and Francesca: Words of Desire (Inferno 5)

Dante and his guide Virgil are in the second circle of Hell, where lust, one of the sins of incontinence, is eternally punished in the 'hellish squall.' Here, the two poets meet Dido, the Carthaginian queen who loved Aeneas, and Paolo and Francesca, two contemporary lovers.

Featured Speakers: 

• Theodore J. Cachey, Professor of Italian and the Albert J. and Helen M. Ravarino Family Director of Dante and Italian Studies, University of Notre Dame; Co-Director, University of Notre Dame Center for Italian Studies 
• David Lummus, Visiting Professor of Italian and Co-Director, University of Notre Dame Center for Italian Studies
• Chiara Sbordoni, Adjunct Professor of Italian, University of Notre Dame Rome Global Gateway

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This podcast is a part of the Rome Book Club ThinkND Series titled “A Hell of a City: Dante’s Inferno on the Road to Rome”.Episode Topic: Paolo and Francesca: Words of Desire (Inferno 5)

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