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The Divine Comedy, Vol. II: Purgatory
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The Divine Comedy, Vol. II: Purgatory Paperback - 1985

by Dante Alighieri; Mark Musa [Translator]

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  • Title The Divine Comedy, Vol. II: Purgatory
  • Author Dante Alighieri; Mark Musa [Translator]
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 2nd edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 399
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Classics, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1985-02-05
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # Q-0140444424
  • ISBN 9780140444421 / 0140444424
  • Weight 0.68 lbs (0.31 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.76 x 5.09 x 0.78 in (19.71 x 12.93 x 1.98 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
    • Cultural Region: Italy
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Theometrics: Academic
    • Topical: Death/Dying
  • Library of Congress subjects Purgatory, Purgatory in literature
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 84001204
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

 

This vigorous translation of Inferno preserves Dante's simple, natural style, and captures the swift movement of the original Italian verse. Mark Musa's blank verse rendition of the poet's journey through the circles of Hell re-creates for the modern reader the rich meanings that Dante's poem had for his contemporaries. Musa's introduction and commentaries on each of the cantos brilliantly illuminate the text.

 

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Dante Alighieri was born in 1265. Considered Italy's greatest poet, this scion of a Florentine family mastered in the art of lyric poetry at an early age. His first major work is La Vita Nuova (1292) which is a tribute to Beatrice Portinari, the great love of his life. Married to Gemma Donatic, Dante's political activism resulted in his being exiled from Florence to eventually settle in Ravenna. It is believed that The Divine Comedy—comprised of three canticles, The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso—was written between 1308 and 1320. Dante Alighieri died in 1321.
Mark Musa is a professor at the Center for Italian Studies at Indiana University. A former Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellow, Musa is the author of a highly acclaimed translation of Dante's Divine Comedy.
Mark Musa is a professor at the Center for Italian Studies at Indiana University. A former Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellow, Musa is the author of a highly acclaimed translation of Dante's Divine Comedy.
Mark Musa is a professor at the Center for Italian Studies at Indiana University. A former Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellow, Musa is the author of a highly acclaimed translation of Dante's Divine Comedy.
Mark Musa is a professor at the Center for Italian Studies at Indiana University. A former Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellow, Musa is the author of a highly acclaimed translation of Dante's Divine Comedy.

About the author

Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 and belonged to a noble but impoverished family. His life was divided by political duties and poetry, the most of famous of which was inspired by his meeting with Bice Portinari, whom he called Beatrice, including La Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy. He died in Ravenna in 1321.

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