Purgatory - The Divine Comedy

Zusatztext “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 Informationen zum Autor Dante Alighieri; Translated by Mark Musa Klappentext 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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung Beginning with Dante's liberation from Hell, this work relates his ascent to the Mount of Purgatory. Dante observes the sinners who are waiting for their release into Paradise, and through these encounters he is himself transformed into a better man. The second part of an epic poem, it is a Christian allegory of sin, redemption and enlightenment....

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• Authors: Dante Alighieri, Alighieri Dante, Dante, Alighieri Dante, Dante Alighieri Musa M, Mark Musa
• Assisted by: Mark Musa (Introduction), Mark Musa (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.05.1985
• EAN: 9780140444421
• ISBN: 978-0-14-044442-1
• No. of pages: 428
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 211 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Divine Comedy; Penguin Classics; The Divine Comedy; Divine Comedy (Penguin Paperba
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; POETRY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, POETRY / European / Italian, POETRY / Medieval, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets