The Purgatorio of Dante Alighieri.

Description

"Purgatorio relates in thirty-three cantos Dante's progress, still with Virgil as his guide, up the mountain of purgatory, where souls expiate their sins before they enter heaven. As hell has circles, purgatory has terraces, one above the other, each representing one of the seven mortal sins. In each, an appropriate type of penance is practiced, and the spirit ascending the mountain must cleanse itself of each sin of which it is guilty.". "Since Robert Hollander is a master teacher whose achievements as a Dante scholar are unsurpassed in the English-speaking world, the introduction and commentaries that accompany each canto offer superb guidance in essential matters of comprehension and interpretation."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Series Statement

• The Temple classics

Other Editions

• The Purgatorio of Dante Alighieri.J.M. Dent and co.1901-01-01
• Dante Alighieri von dem Fegfeuer.Auf Kosten des Übersetzers, und bey demselben zu finden.1768-01-01
• The PurgatorioLongman1836-01-01
• The PurgatoryMacmillan1892-01-01
• The vision of Purgatory and ParadiseCassell1893-01-01
• The vision of purgatory and paradiseCassell1893-01-01