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Dante's The Divine Comedy 2019 Lecture 25: Purgatorio Lecture 8: Statius’ Debt to Virgil, his Prodigality, and Examples of Generosity
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In this lecture, we discuss (a) Virgil's professional and religious debt to Virgil, (b) Virgil's "Eclogue IV" and how it could be construed as a work of "Christian Prophecy"; and (c) we conclude with some Christmas Holiday themed examples of generosity and poverty: (1) the birth of Jesus (to Mary) in a manger on Christmas Day and (2) the Saint on whom "Old Saint Nick" is based: St. Nicholas of Bari.
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Manage episode 246556519 series 2138169
In this lecture, we discuss (a) Virgil's professional and religious debt to Virgil, (b) Virgil's "Eclogue IV" and how it could be construed as a work of "Christian Prophecy"; and (c) we conclude with some Christmas Holiday themed examples of generosity and poverty: (1) the birth of Jesus (to Mary) in a manger on Christmas Day and (2) the Saint on whom "Old Saint Nick" is based: St. Nicholas of Bari.
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexander-schmid9/support405 episodes
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