Behold the Wondrous Cross cover art

Behold the Wondrous Cross

Behold the Wondrous Cross

Listen for free

View show details

About this listen

In today’s canto, Beatrice asks a pertinent question: what will glory be like in the resurrection? None other than Solomon the Wise answers her, using the beautiful image of a glowing coal. Then, hardly realizing what is happening, Dante ascends to the fifth sphere of Heaven, where he sees an image of the cross of Christ: a promise of the resurrection to come.

Trans. John Ciardi



Get full access to Talk Write at brandoncookwriter.substack.com/subscribe
No reviews yet
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.