The Mouse Book Club is a serialized literature podcast. Each episode explores a single work and author through a variety of different perspectives.
Mouse Books wants to bring busy people into contact with timeless ideas from the past. Our podcasts and books are bite-sized, but don’t let their size deceive you: they provide access to the most consequential moments in literary and philosophical history.
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The Mouse Book Club is a serialized literature podcast. Each episode explores a single work and author through a variety of different perspectives.
Mouse Books wants to bring busy people into contact with timeless ideas from the past. Our podcasts and books are bite-sized, but don’t let their size deceive you: they provide access to the most consequential moments in literary and philosophical history.
GUEST
William Cook is Professor of History, SUNY Geneseo (Retired). Professor Cook earned his PhD in History from Cornell and taught Medieval History for 42 years, lecturing and writing on Dante extensively for a variety of different audiences. Bill now runs the William Cook Foundation which provides educational opportunities in low resource communities.
SHOW NOTES
Profound lesson from teaching Dante to murderers [2:15]
Overcoming the bitterness of factionalism [5:15]
Dante's identity and the bygone Roman Empire [12:30]
Hearing the Italian and breaking down structure [17:45]
Good translations and don't get lost in the notes [20:30]
Free Will understanding who you are [23:00]
The journey of conversion [26:50]
Finding your place in the Divine Comedy [33:15]
Plug for the great work of the Bill Cook Foundation [37:00]
Mouse Book Club
The Mouse Book Club is a serialized literature podcast. Each episode explores a single work and author through a variety of different perspectives.
Mouse Books wants to bring busy people into contact with timeless ideas from the past. Our podcasts and books are bite-sized, but don’t let their size deceive you: they provide access to the most consequential moments in literary and philosophical history.
