The Divine comedy. Purgatory / Dante Alighieri ; translated by J.G. Nichols.

By:

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 [author]

Contributor(s):

Nichols, J. G. (John Gordon), 1930- [translator]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English, Italian Original language: Italian Publication details: Richmond, Surrey : Alma Classics, 2017.Edition: New revised edition.Description: 404 pages, 3 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.ISBN:

9781847496119

Other title:

Purgatory

Contained works:

Dante Alighieri 1265-1321 Purgatorio. Italian
Dante Alighieri 1265-1321 Purgatorio. English

Subject(s):

Purgatory -- Poetry

Genre/Form:

Poetry

Summary: Purgatory is presented here in a new verse translation by acclaimed poet and prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols. Also included are the original Italian text, extensive notes and a critical apparatus focusing on Dante’s life and works. Describing Dante’s second stage in his arduous journey to redemption, Purgatory features a host of unforgettable scenes and characters, and arguably some of the best poetry to be found in the Divine Comedy. The gloom, torments and evils of Hell have been left behind, but Dante’s ascent of Mount Purgatory towards Paradise remains fraught with obstacles, not least the burden of his own mortality and his human passions.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Purgatory is presented here in a new verse translation by acclaimed poet and prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols. Also included are the original Italian text, extensive notes and a critical apparatus focusing on Dante’s life and works.

Describing Dante’s second stage in his arduous journey to redemption, Purgatory features a host of unforgettable scenes and characters, and arguably some of the best poetry to be found in the Divine Comedy. The gloom, torments and evils of Hell have been left behind, but Dante’s ascent of Mount Purgatory towards Paradise remains fraught with obstacles, not least the burden of his own mortality and his human passions.

Parallel Italian text with English translation.