Purgatory
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Dante
A new translation by Anthony Esolen Illustrations by Gustave Doré Written in the fourteenth century by Italian poet and philosopher Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy is arguably the greatest epic poem of all time—presenting Dante’s brilliant vision of the three realms of Christian afterlife: Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise. 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 Inferno, 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 Purgatory includes an appendix of key sources and extensive endnotes—an invaluable guide for both general readers and students.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Author
Dante
Pages
544
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published Date
2009-10-28
ISBN
0307422763 9780307422767
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"I really liked this book, much better than #2, but still #1 was my favorite. What kept me from rating it higher was there were just too many unanswered questions. I don't need everything tied up in a neat bow but too many things left ambiguous. My biggest one was who is Phillip? To have such an important character show up in the last 3rd of a book with not much information was just infuriating. If the author ever writes a 4th book (which it seems like the ending left that possibility open), this might not bother me so much. <br/><br/>Other questions that never even approached an answer included:<br/>- How did the soul collector get a hold of Tara in the first place? She was supposed to be pretty strong and suddenly she's possessed. We don't ever get to even see that struggle which could shed light on it.<br/>- Was Patrick Lahm important or not? Much was made of him in the first book. Then the second book he was kind of useless and Jimmy seemed to be all that matters. Then in the 3rd book he seemed possibly important again but then not so much. And just the way it ended for Patrick made me think he wasn't that important but really should be. <br/><br/>So it was good story and had a quick pace but did not have the closure I was expecting for the end of a trilogy."
Sandra Lee