Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Purgatory Dante Alighieri
Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Purgatory Dante Alighieri
Poetry Book language: English 177 pages The second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's translation. It follows Dante's climb up the Mountain of Purgatory, guided by Virgil, where souls undergo purification before entering Paradise. A poem of repentance, hope, and moral allegory, rewarding for its imagery and spiritual reflection.
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Opening of the book The Divine Comedy
of Dante Alighieri
Translated by
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
Contents
I. The Shores of Purgatory. The Four Stars. Cato of Utica. The Rush.
II. The Celestial Pilot. Casella. The Departure.
III. Discourse on the Limits of Reason. The Foot of the Mountain.
Those who died in Contumacy of Holy Church. Manfredi.
IV. Farther Ascent. Nature of the Mountain. The Negligent, who postponed Repentance till the last Hour. Belacqua.
V. Those who died by Violence, but repentant. Buonconte di
Monfeltro. La Pia.
VI. Dante’s Inquiry on Prayers for the Dead. Sordello. Italy.
VII. The Valley of Flowers. Negligent Princes.
VIII. The Guardian Angels and the Serpent. Nino di Gallura. The
Three Stars. Currado Malaspina.
IX. Dante’s Dream of the Eagle. The Gate of Purgatory and the Angel.
Seven P’s. The Keys.
X. The Needle’s Eye. The First Circle: The Proud. The Sculptures on the Wall.
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