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The Divine Comedy – Parts 2 & 3: Purgatorio and Paradiso
Previously: Part 1: Inferno Purgatorio And of that second kingdom will I singWherein the human spirit doth purge itself,And to ascend to heaven becometh worthy After enduring the nine circles of Hell, Dante and Virgil finally make it out of the underworld and back to the surface of the earth. Under a starlit sky, they… Read more >>
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Mount TBR Challenge 2019
Hosted by Bev at My Reader’s Block This is a favorite challenge of mine, all about reading books you already own. (FWIW, I’m bolstering my list with a couple of my parents’ books. We share with each other!) It’s crazy, but I’m also choosing a steep challenge this year: 24 books. Don’t know how far… Read more >>
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The Divine Comedy – Part 1: Inferno
Dante, lost in a dark forest, is overcome by feelings of fear and loneliness, until he is met by the spirit of Virgil, the Roman poet and author of the Aeneid. Virgil was sent by Beatrice, Dante’s deceased childhood sweetheart, to come to his aid and help him back into the way of light and… Read more >>
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Catching My Breath – Christmastime, Dante, and Beyond…
After patiently saving vacation days, today I can at last disconnect from work emails and other stressors. I really want to slow down even more over my almost two-week holiday, beginning with these last few days of Advent. One of my favorite family traditions is putting up a tree with my brother and sister. My… Read more >>
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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