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The Divine Comedy: Purgatory (Purgatorio (Purgatory))

The Divine Comedy: Purgatory (Purgatorio (Purgatory))

by Dante Alighieri (Author)

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    Paperback 2004

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Synopsis

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 himself transformed into a stronger and better man. For it is only when he has learned from each of these levels that he can ascend to the gateway to Heaven: the Garden of Eden. The second part of one of the greatest epic poems, Purgatory is an enthralling Christian allegory of sin, redemption and ultimate enlightenment.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 400
 Edition: 2
 Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 26 Aug 2004
ISBN 10: 0140440461
ISBN 13: 9780140440461

Media Reviews
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

Author Bio
Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 and belonged to a noble but impoverished family. He was married when he was around twenty to Gemma Donati and had four children. He met Beatrice, who was to be his muse, in 1274, and when she died in 1290 he sought distraction in philosophy and theology, and wrote La Vita Nuova. He worked on the Divine Comedy from 1308 until near the time of his death in Ravenna in 1321. Dorothy L. Sayers wrote novels, poetry, and translated Dante for the Penguin Classics. She died in 1957. Barbara Reynolds was Lecturer in Italian at Cambridge University and subsequently Reader in Italian Studies at Nottingham, and Honorary Reader at Warwick. She has written books, both on Italian authors and on Dorothy L. Sayers.