Divina Commedia di Dante: Purgatorio by Dante Alighieri
"Divina Commedia di Dante: Purgatorio" by Dante Alighieri is the second part of the Divine Comedy written in the early 14th century. Guided by the Roman poet Virgil, Dante climbs Mount Purgatory, an island-mountain where penitent souls undergo spiritual purification. Through seven terraces corresponding to the deadly sins, Dante explores the nature of sin, virtue, and redemption. The poem presents a theory that all sins stem from perverted, deficient, or excessive love,
while prayer emerges as a powerful force aiding souls in their ascent. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 |
|---|---|
| Title | Divina Commedia di Dante: Purgatorio |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purgatorio |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | Italian |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Italian poetry -- To 1400 |
| Subject | Epic poetry, Italian |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 998 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 1997 |
| Most Recently Updated | Apr 24, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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