Purgatory / Dante Alighieri ; translated, edited, and with an introduction by Anthony Esolen ; illustrations by Gustave Doré.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321.

Contributor:

Esolen, Anthony M.

Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883.

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Purgatorio. English & Italian

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Purgatory--Poetry.

Purgatory.

Purgatory in literature.

Genre:

Poetry.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xxxiii pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 497 pages, 9 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

2003 Modern Library edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Modern Library, 2003.

Language Note:

Text of Dante's Purgatory, English and Italian on facing pages.

Summary:

A brilliant new translation of the centerpiece of The Divine Comedy. Purgatory the mountain that straightens souls made crooked by the world is Dante's single most conceptually brilliant creation. Esolen's vivid and innovative new rendering unearths Dante's own voice with unprecedented vigor, accuracy, and masterful use of English meter. His introduction explores the theological nature of Purgatory, how Dante, came to invent it, and how themes of restoration, liberation, and friendship inform the work. Special features, from extensive notes to an appendix that reproduces key sources, make this a particularly illuminating edition for both expert and newcomer. Praise for Dante's Inferno, translated by Anthony Esolen:

Notes:

"The principal text of this Modern Library edition was set in a digitized version of Janson ..."

Price from dustjacket: $24.95

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

0679642684

OCLC:

52892378