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Purgatorio

by Dante Alighieri, Robert Pogue Harrison, David Macleod Black
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Purgatorio
Purgatorio

Journey through redemption, epic poetic masterpiece.

If you've ever felt lost in life's journey and sought a story of hope and redemption, Dante's "Purgatorio" could offer profound resonance. This new translation by D. M. Black might be just the right blend of historical epic and contemporary accessibility. Plus, being a bilingual edition with insightful commentary, it's a treasure for both the poetic soul and the keen thinker.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Purgatorio

by Dante Alighieri, Robert Pogue Harrison, David Macleod Black
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ISBN: 9781681376059
Authors: Dante Alighieri, Robert Pogue Harrison, David Macleod Black
Publisher: New York Review Books
Date of Publication: 2021-09-14
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Religious Fiction, Fantasy, Poetry
Related Topics: Literature, Classics, Mythology
Goodreads rating: 4.06
(rated by 30937 readers)

Description

Purgatorio, the middle section of Dante’s great poem about losing, and subsequently finding, one’s way in the middle of one’s life, is the beating heart of The Divine Comedy. This powerful and lucid translation by the poet D. M. Black makes it wonderfully clear. After days spent in the depths of Hell, the pilgrim returns to the clear light of day, his initial sense of dread and bewilderment intensified yet alleviated by his dawning vision of evil. The slow climb up the Mount of Purgatory, guided by Virgil, is a reckoning with human limits and a rediscovery of human potential in the light of divine promise. Dante’s Purgatorio, which has inspired poets from Shelley to T. S. Eliot, is full of human stories and philosophical inquiry; it is also a tale of reintegration and healing. Black, a distinguished psychoanalyst as well as a poet, provides an introduction and commentary to this masterpiece in a contemporary voice in this bilingual edition.
 

Journey through redemption, epic poetic masterpiece.

If you've ever felt lost in life's journey and sought a story of hope and redemption, Dante's "Purgatorio" could offer profound resonance. This new translation by D. M. Black might be just the right blend of historical epic and contemporary accessibility. Plus, being a bilingual edition with insightful commentary, it's a treasure for both the poetic soul and the keen thinker.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.