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Purgatorio: Envy and Wrath (Cantos 13-17) with Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson

Today on Ascend: The Great Books Podcast, Dcn. Harrison Garlick and Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson of Pepperdine University discuss cantos 13-17 of Dante's Purgatorio--the purging of envy and wrath. Check out our 51 question and answer guide (35 pages!) to the Purgatorio. https://www.patreon.com/collection/16... Follow us on X for daily posts on the great books! https://x.com/TheGreatB00ks Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson joins Deacon Harrison Garlick to discuss Cantos 13–17, covering the terraces of envy (Canto 13) and wrath (Cantos 14–17), with a strong focus on the central discourses in the middle of the Comedy. In Canto 13, the envious have their eyelids sewn shut with iron wire, a contrapasso that forces them to rely on others and recognize interdependence. Wilson explains: “envy is to look cross-eyed on another's blessings... to look askance,” and the disembodied voices proclaim examples of generosity (Cana, “I am Orestes,” “Love them from whom you’ve suffered evil”), teaching a mindset of abundance over scarcity (Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson). Sapia humbly confesses her envy and malice, contrasting with the divisive souls in Inferno. Cantos 14–15 transition to wrath, with visions of meekness (Mary and Joseph seeking Jesus, a tyrant sparing a youth, Stephen forgiving his stoners) and Virgil’s discourse on goods: exhaustible earthly goods versus inexhaustible spiritual ones. Wilson notes: “envy stems from a mindset of scarcity versus Mary’s mindset of abundance... able to supply where it looks like there’s not enough in the world” (Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson). The pivotal Canto 16 (the exact midpoint of the Comedy) features Marco Lombardo’s sermon on free will: “If the present world has gone astray, the cause is in you, look at yourselves” (Marco via transcript). Wilson calls it “the clearest sermon that Dante has about what’s wrong with the world,” emphasizing that sin arises from misused free will, not fate or stars, and critiques the separation of temporal and spiritual powers. Canto 17 concludes the wrath terrace with Virgil’s discourse on love as the root of all action (“Neither Creator nor creature was ever without love... natural or of the mind” – Virgil via transcript), which can be misdirected, deficient, or excessive. Wilson highlights the shift from reason to grace: “reason can’t do it alone... you need this other kind of intervention” (Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson). The cantos underscore Purgatorio’s hopeful pedagogy: purgation reorders love through grace, habituation, and contemplation, moving from misdirected to deficient love in preparation for the excessive attachments above. Wilson stresses the urgency: “the Purgatorio shows humanity in motion, dynamic humanity... it has the immediacy... that is an urgency to it” (Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson). Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Great Books Podcast 04:06 Exploring Dante's Purgatorio 07:20 The Great Books Program at Pepperdine University 10:18 The Significance of Purgatorio 13:27 Understanding Envy in Purgatorio 16:17 Contrary Virtues: Generosity and Kindness 19:22 The Role of Sight and Blindness in Envy 22:15 Dante's Moral Lessons on Envy 25:14 Comparative Analysis with Inferno 30:33 Dante's Poetic Structure and Contrapasso 32:15 Comparative Analysis of Characters in Inferno and Purgatorio 33:54 The Role of Good and Bad Examples in Moral Education 34:14 The Shift from Temporal to Eternal Mindsets 34:20 Understanding Canto 14: The Importance of Examples 39:35 Canto 15: The Inquiry into Goods and Wrath 49:58 Canto 16: The Purging of Wrath and Examples of Virtue 51:35 Ecstatic Visions and Penitent Souls 52:19 The Tyrant's Moment of Virtue 53:28 Humanity in Purgatorio 54:38 The Role of Mary in Purgatory 56:02 Saint Stephen's Example of Forgiveness 57:12 Virgil's Limitations as a Guide 59:12 The Nature of Freedom in Purgatory 01:03:07 The Importance of Canto 16 01:04:37 Understanding Freedom in Dante's Context 01:07:32 The Role of Law and Governance 01:14:39 Self-Reflection and the State of the World 01:23:48 Exploring Wrath in Purgatory 01:30:57 Understanding the Structure of Purgatory Keywords: Dante's Purgatorio, Cantos 13-17, spiritual growth, virtues and vices, education, great books, Dante analysis Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatory, Virtues and Vices, Free Will, Theology, Morality, Literature, Catholic Teaching, Spiritual Journey