Purgatory: Cantos 7 - 10
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This month we’ll look at cantos VII through X of Purgatory.
If Virgil represents Reason, what can we say Sordello represents?
How do the kings relate to Dante’s political obsessions?
Why is there so much symbolism in canto 9?
How do the penances of Purgatory differ from the torments of Hell?
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