{"product_id":"purgatory-9780812971255","title":"Purgatory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new translation by Anthony Esolen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIllustrations by Gustave Dor \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written in the fourteenth century by Italian poet and philosopher Dante Alighieri, \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy \u003c\/i\u003eis\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003earguably the greatest epic poem of all time--presenting Dante's brilliant vision of the three realms of Christian afterlife: \u003ci\u003eInferno, Purgatory, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e. In this second and perhaps most imaginative part of his masterwork, Dante struggles up the terraces of Mount Purgatory, still guided by Virgil, in a continuation of his difficult ascent to purity. Anthony Esolen's acclaimed translation of \u003ci\u003eInferno, \u003c\/i\u003e Princeton professor James Richardson said, \"follows Dante through all his spectacular range, commanding where he is commanding, wrestling, as he does, with the density and darkness in language and in the soul. It is living writing.\" This edition of \u003ci\u003ePurgatory\u003c\/i\u003e includes an appendix of key sources and extensive endnotes--an invaluable guide for both general readers and students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Esolen \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of English at Providence College. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePeppers, \u003c\/i\u003ea book of poetry, and his translations include Lucretius's \u003ci\u003eDe rerum natura\u003c\/i\u003e and Torquato Tasso's \u003ci\u003eGerusalemme liberata, \u003c\/i\u003ealong with Dante's \u003ci\u003eInferno \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eParadise, \u003c\/i\u003epublished by the Modern Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642322194706,"sku":"9780812971255","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0d6ade30-7062-495b-9dfc-bd1e84459b04.jpg?v=1733064253","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/purgatory-9780812971255","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}