The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Purgatory, Volume 1 by Dante Alighieri
"The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Purgatory, Volume 1" by Dante Alighieri is an Italian narrative poem begun around 1308 and completed around 1321. This section follows Dante's journey through Purgatory, the second realm of the afterlife, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. The poem depicts souls undergoing penance for their sins, cleansing themselves through the seven deadly sins before ascending toward salvation. Allegorically, it represents the penitent Christian life, the soul's
path between recognizing sin and reaching toward God. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883 |
| Translator | Cary, Henry Francis, 1772-1844 |
| Title | The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Purgatory, Volume 1 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). 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. | 8790 |
| Release Date | Aug 3, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 2, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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