
The Purgatorio
Dante Alighieri(Author)
Signet Classics (Publisher)
Published on 6. October 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-451-53142-1 (ISBN)
Description
In The Purgatorio, Dante describes his journey to the renunciation of sin, accepting his suffering in preparation for his coming into the presence of God. This brilliant translation of Dante?s canticle crystallizes the great poet?s immortal conception of the aspiring soul.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
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Paperback (mass)
Dimensions
Height: 170 mm
Width: 110 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
219 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-451-53142-1 (9780451531421)
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Dante Alighieri
Divine Comedy, The: The Purgatorio
Book
01/2001
Signet Classics
€28.65
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John Ciardi was a distinguished poet and professor, having taught at Harvard and Rutgers universities, and a poetry editor of The Saturday Review. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Institute of Arts and Letters. In 1955 he won the Harriet Monroe Memorial Award, and in 1956, the Prix de Rome. He died in 1986.
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