Purgatorio

The Resource Purgatorio
Label
Purgatorio
Statement of responsibility
Dante Alighieri ; translated, with an introduction and notes, by Mary Jo Bang
Creator
Contributor
Translator
Writer of introduction
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • ita
  • eng
Summary
"Award-winning poet Mary Jo Bang's new translation of Purgatorio is the extraordinary continuation of her journey with Dante, which began with her transformative version of Inferno. In Purgatorio, still guided by the Roman poet Virgil, Dante emerges from the horrors of Hell to begin the climb up Mount Purgatory, a seven-terrace mountain with each level devoted to those atoning for one of the seven deadly sins. At the summit, we find the Terrestrial Heaven and Beatrice--who will take over for Virgil, who, as a pagan, can only take Dante so far. During the climb, we are introduced to the myriad ways in which humans destroy the social fabric through pride, envy, and vindictive anger"--
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Assigning source
Provided by publisher
Cataloging source
YDX
Dewey number
851/.1
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Language note
Translated from the Italian
LC call number
PQ4315.3
LC item number
.B364 2021
Literary form
poetry
Nature of contents
bibliography

Context

Context of Purgatorio

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