“If I make my bed in Sheol”: The Tragedy of Hell and the Center of the Heart (2/4 in Dante Miniseries)

This is lecture 2 of 4 in my Dante Miniseries. This lecture builds on:

“How Dante Became a Medieval Prophet” (1/4).

It is followed by:

“Purgatorio: In Search of a Clean Heart” (3/4).

“Paradiso: Easter Glory” (4/4) will be published on Easter Monday 2026.

In this lecture I compare Dante’s poetic style to two paintings by Venetian masters:

1. Titian’s Presentation…