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Now I shall sing the second kingdom,there where the soul of man is cleansed,made worthy to ascend to heaven.In the second book of Dante’s epic poem **The Divine Comedy**, Dante has left hell and begins the ascent of the mount of purgatory. Just as hell had its circles, purgatory, situated at the threshold of heaven, has its terraces, each representing one of the seven mortal sins. With Virgil again as his guide, Dante climbs the mountain; the poet shows us, on its slopes, those whose lives were variously governed by pride, envy, wrath, sloth, avarice, gluttony, and lust. As he witnesses the penance required on each successive terrace, Dante often feels the smart of his own sins. His reward will be a walk through the garden of Eden, perhaps the most remarkable invention in the history of literature.Now Jean Hollander, an accomplished poet, and Robert Hollander, a renowned scholar and master teacher, whose joint translation of the **Inferno*** *was acclaimed as a new standard in English, bring their respective gifts to **Purgatorio** in an arresting and clear verse translation. Featuring the original Italian text opposite the translation, their edition offers an extensive and accessi

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Author

Alighieri, Dante

Publisher

Anchor Books

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385508315

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Romance, Fiction

Rating

4.8 / 5 (177 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14