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In this episode we'll look at Epistle VII that Dante wrote to the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII of Luxembourg, after Henry's descent into Italy in 1310.
We'll go through the historical context of the letter, with Dante's life in exile after 1304, and the immediate aftermath of Henry's conquest. We'll also look at some passages in "The Paradiso" where Dante describes how he's becoming a "Party of One" after breaking with the White Guelphs, and how Beatrice presents Henry VII's place in the Empyrean in the Heavens.
A great map of Europe in the time of Emperor Henry VII is here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/51ofEtfYZZsrmqH8nCc4xq
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dantes-letter-to-emperor-henry-vii-his-shining-hope/id155..
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