Purgatorio

Name: Purgatorio
Author: Dante Alighieri
ISBN: 9780375708398

by Dante Alighieri

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Originally published as «Dante Alighieri von dem Fegfeuer.» (German)

At the pinnacle of a grand and prolific career, W. S. Merwin has given us a shimmering new verse translation of the central section of Dante's Divine Comedy -- the Purgatorio. Led by Virgil, inspired by his love for Beatrice, Dante makes the arduous journey up the Mountain of Purgatory, where souls are cleansed to prepare them for the ultimate ascent to heaven. Presented with the original Italian text, and with Merwin's notes and commentary, this luminous new interpretation of Dante's great poem...

First published 1768399 pages

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Category: Poetry
Priority: Must-Read
Author works: 6
Editions known: 216

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 851851.15851.1 s851.1
Library of Congress (LCC): PQ4306.A1 1932PQ4315 C4 1893PQ4306.A1 1894PQ4306.A1 2004

Subjects

851 d19pu, h737p851/.1AncientClassic LiteratureClassical & medievalContinental european fiction (fictional works by one author)Criticism and interpretationDante alighieri , 1265-1321Dante alighieri, 1265-1321DialectsFictionHell

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