The Divine Comedy, 9780140444421
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From Hell to Heaven, Dante’s journey of redemption and enlightenment.

The Divine Comedy

purgatory

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  • Paperback

    428 pages

  • Release Date

    30 June 1985

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Summary

Dante’s Purgatory: A Journey of Redemption

The second volume in Dante’s Divine Comedy. Beginning with Dante’s liberation from Hell, Purgatory relates his ascent, accompanied by Virgil, of the Mount of Purgatory - a mountain of nine levels, formed from rock forced upwards when God threw Satan into depths of the earth.

As he travels through the first seven levels, Dante observes the sinners who are waiting for their release into Paradise, and through these encounters he is him…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780140444421
ISBN-10:0140444424
Series:Divine Comedy (Penguin Paperback)
Author:Dante Alighieri
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:428
Edition:2nd
Release Date:30 June 1985
Weight:300g
Dimensions:196mm x 130mm x 26mm
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Critics Review

“The English Dante of choice.” —Hugh Kenner“Exactly what we have waited for these years, a Dante with clarity, eloquence, terror, and profoundly moving depths.” —Robert Fagles, Princeton University“A marvel of fidelity to the original, of sobriety, and truly, of inspired poetry.” —Henri Peyre, Yale University

About The Author

Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 and belonged to a noble but impoverished family. His life was divided by political duties and poetry, the most famous of which was inspired by his meeting with Bice Portinari, whom he called Beatrice, including La Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy. He died in Ravenna in 1321.

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