The Divine Comedy

Purgatory

Dante Alighieri, Mark Musa

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Penguin Classics
01 July 1985

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 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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By: Dante Alighieri
Translated by: Mark Musa
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9780140444421
ISBN 10: 0140444424
Pages: 428
Publication Date: 01 July 1985
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 of 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.

Reviews for The Divine Comedy: Purgatory

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