Purgatory
by Dante
544 pages· 2009· ISBN 9780307422767
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A new translation by Anthony Esolen Illustrations by Gustave Doré Includes an appendix of key sources and extensive endnotes Arguably the greatest single poem ever written, The Divine Comedy presents Dante Alighieri's all-encompassing vision of the three realms of Christian afterlife. In this groundbreaking new translation of Dante's most brilliant, imaginative creation, Purgatory, Dante struggles up the terraces of Mount Purgatory, still guided by Virgil, in continuation of his difficult ascent to purity. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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