Purgatory, Dante
Purgatory, Dante
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Purgatory

Author: Dante

Narrator: Heathcote Williams

Unabridged: 4 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 12/01/2004


Synopsis

Now of that second kingdom I shall sing where human souls are purified of sin and made worthy to ascend to Heaven’ Purgatory is the second part of Dante’s The Divine Comedy ascending the terraces of the Mount of Purgatory inhabited by those doing penance to expiate their sins on earth. There are the proud – forced to circle their terrace for aeons bent double in humility; the slothful – running around crying out examples of zeal and sloth; while the lustful are purged by fire. Though less well-known than Inferno, Purgatory has inspired many writers including, in our century, Samuel Beckett, and has played a key role in literature. A new verse translation by Benedict Flynn.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on December 08, 2016

This is a great book, but does require the notes to make any sense of it. Hundreds of characters from Danté's Italy not to mention host of mythological and Biblical ones tended to distract me just reading the poetry and appreciating Dante's wonderful descriptions. I have to stop at the end of each c......more

Goodreads review by Gabriel on September 20, 2022

Dante anuncia que ahora tomará como tema "el segundo reino". Aquí es donde se limpia el alma del hombre: la montaña del Purgatorio. 3.5 en realidad Si bien esta vez pasamos al Purgatorio; centro de limpieza, reflexión, arrepentimiento y penitencia para las almas que han pecado; la historia sigue teni......more

Goodreads review by Matthew Ted on June 18, 2021

64th book of 2021. Artist for this review is, again, French artist Gustave Doré. Most people never read past Inferno and I often guessed at why: in Hell we have mythical beasts, fire, punishment, demons, etc., and surely that is far more enjoyable to read about then Dante walking about a lovely garde......more