The Divine Comedy, Volume 2, Purgatory by Dante Alighieri
"The Divine Comedy, Volume 2, Purgatory" by Dante Alighieri is a narrative poem written between 1308 and 1321. This second part of Dante's epic journey follows the poet as he climbs Mount Purgatory, guided by Virgil. Here, souls undergo purification for their sins across nine rings, confronting the seven deadly sins through various trials. The ascent represents the penitent Christian life—the soul's painful but hopeful transformation before reaching Heaven. Blending medieval theology
with vivid allegory, Purgatorio explores divine justice and redemption's transformative power. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 |
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| Translator | Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908 |
| Title | The Divine Comedy, Volume 2, Purgatory |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy |
| Credits | Dianne Bean |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Epic poetry, Italian -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Italian poetry -- To 1400 -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1996 |
| Release Date | Dec 1, 1999 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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