Does Dante in ‘Paradiso’ refer to a sort of transhumanism and why?

Brent talks with Jennifer Holberg about ‘Paradiso’ – the last part of ‘The Divine Comedy’.

Jennifer is professor and chair of the English Department at Calvin University in the States and co-director of the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing. She’s also the author of the book ‘Nourishing Narratives’.

• (1:10) The structure of ‘Paradiso’;
• (3:55) Dante’s aesthetic;
• (6:00) The warning;
• (10:00) Transhumanism;
• (14:50) Piccarda;
• (19:55) Politics and religious institutions.

Links mentioned in this episode:

World of Dante:

https://www.worldofdante.org/index.html)

Digital Dante:

https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/dante/divine-comedy

Dante Worlds:

https://danteworlds.laits.utexas.edu/

100 Days of Dante:

https://100daysofdante.com

Editions:

For all in one volume:

Mark Musa, ‘The Portable Dante’ (Penguin)

First rate notes:

Robert and Jean Hollander (Vintage/Anchor)

New poetic translation that retains the terza rima:

Michael Palma (Liveright)

Prose translation:

Charles S. Singleton (Princeton University Press)

Other notable translators:

Robin Kirkpatrick

John Ciarda

Allen Mandelbaum

Older translations by Dorothy L. Sayers

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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