The Purgatorio of Dante AlighieriThe second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno, and preceding the Paradiso. The poem was written in the early 14th century. It is an allegory telling of the climb of Dante up the Mount of Purgatory, guided by the Roman poet Virgil, except for the last four cantos at which point Beatrice takes over as Dante's guide. Purgatory in the poem is depicted as a mountain in the Southern Hemisphere, consisting of a bottom section (Ante-Purgatory), seven levels of suffering and spiritual growth (associated with the seven deadly sins), and finally the Earthly Paradise at the top. Allegorically, the Purgatorio represents the penitent Christian life. In describing the climb Dante discusses the nature of sin, examples of vice and virtue, as well as moral issues in politics and in the Church. The poem outlines a theory that all sins arise from love - either perverted love directed towards others' harm, or deficient love, or the disordered or excessive love of good things. |
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altra altri altro amor ancor andar angel answered ascend avea Beatrice buon Canto Charles of Anjou Charles of Valois chè che fu ciascun ciel ciò circle colui cominciò Conv convien Dante Dante's dinanzi disse dolce donna doth duca earth eran esser esso eyes faccia Faenza fatto fece foco Forese Forlì fummo fuor gazing gente Ghibelline Girone Guelfs Guido hast hath heaven innanzi King lume maestro mondo monte mount mountain Nuova occhi ogni omai Ovid parea passi perchè piè più poco Podestà poets poscia prayers presso pria può Purg purgatorio quale quei quivi retro rispose Salita sempre shade Sordello souls spirit Statius sweet tempo terra Terrestre Paradiso thee thou tosto turned tutta tutte tutto veder vedi verso vidi Virgil Virgilio virtù virtue viso vita voglia voler wherefore words
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| Title | The Purgatorio of Dante Alighieri Half-title: The Temple classics Temple classics |
| Author | Dante Alighieri |
| Editors | Herman Oelsner, Thomas Okey |
| Translated by | Thomas Okey |
| Edition | 3, reprint |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent, 1900 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Jul 2008 |
| Length | 443 pages |
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