Dante's Divine Comedy: Purgatory: Journey to Joy, Part 2

by Kathryn Lindskoog, Dante Alighieri (Editor)

_The Divine Comedy_ is perhaps the greatest Christian classic ever written, and probably the greatest adveture story ever told. Dante wrote it to entertain, guide, and enrich ordinary readers, not just the intellectual elite. This clear new version with unique aids makes the fascinating story accessible to such readers today. Those who love Dante best as a storyteller and teacher will find in this book what they have been waiting for...the freshest, clearest, most exact, and most readable Divine Comedy in the English language, with full-page illustrations and original notes.

220 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1997

Reviews

[Tony · Rating 3 out of 5]

Why read "Purgatory" before "Inferno" and "Paradise" ? Please don't judge me...

Lindskoog's footnotes to Dante's great work add nicely to the epic poem, which, here, is transfigured into prose. (Footnote: I am now reading "Inferno.")

[Margaret]

Continuously intriguing, regardless of who translated it. Free download e-copies at gutenburg.org