A new translation by Anthony Esolen
Illustrations by Gustave Dor
Written in the fourteenth century by Italian poet and philosopher Dante Alighieri,
The Divine Comedy is
arguably the greatest epic poem of all time--presenting Dante's brilliant vision of the three realms of Christian afterlife:
Inferno, Purgatory, and
Paradise. In this second and perhaps most imaginative part of his masterwork, Dante struggles up the terraces of Mount Purgatory, still guided by Virgil, in a continuation of his difficult ascent to purity. Anthony Esolen's acclaimed translation of
Inferno, Princeton professor James Richardson said, "follows Dante through all his spectacular range, commanding where he is commanding, wrestling, as he does, with the density and darkness in language and in the soul. It is living writing." This edition of
Purgatory includes an appendix of key sources and extensive endnotes--an invaluable guide for both general readers and students.
Author: DantePublisher: Modern Library
Published: 03/09/2004
Pages: 544
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.30w x 1.17d
ISBN13: 9780812971255
ISBN10: 0812971256
BISAC Categories:-
Poetry |
European | Italian-
Poetry |
Ancient & Classical-
Poetry |
EpicAbout the Author
Anthony Esolen is a professor of English at Providence College. He is the author of Peppers, a book of poetry, and his translations include Lucretius's De rerum natura and Torquato Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata, along with Dante's Inferno and Paradise, published by the Modern Library.
