Purgatory

A new translation by Anthony Esolen Illustrations by Gustave Dore Includes an appendix of key sources and extensive endnotes Arguably the greatest single poem ever written,The Divine Comedypresents Dante Alighieri's all-encompassing vision of the three realms of Christian afterlife. In this groundbreaking new translation of Dante's most brilliant, imaginative creation,Purgatory, Dante struggles up the terraces of Mount Purgatory, still guided by Virgil, in continuation of his difficult ascent to purity.

<u>Anthony Esolen</u> is a professor of English at Providence College. He is the author of <b>Peppers</b>, a book of poetry, and his translations include Lucretius’s <b>De Rerum Natura</b> and Torquato Tasso’s <b>Gerusalemme Liberata</b>, along with Dante’s <b>Inferno</b>, published by the Modern Library.