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The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri
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Description for The Divine Comedy
Paperback. 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 the depths of the earth. Editor(s): Sayers, Dorothy L. Translator(s): Sayers, Dorothy L. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 274.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140440461
SKU
9780140440461
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About Dante Alighieri
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. ... Read more
Reviews for The Divine Comedy
“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