Title page from The Divine Comedy, Vol. 2 (Purgatorio) (English only trans.)

Part of: The Divine Comedy, in 3 vols. (Langdon trans.) The Divine Comedy, Vol. 2 (Purgatorio) (English only trans.)

Dante’s masterwork is a 3 volume work written in Italian rather than Latin. It embraces human individuality and happiness in a way which suggests the beginning of the Renaissance. This is a bilingual Italian and English edition. Vol. 2 Purgatorio (Purgatory) shows how souls might be perfected in a painful process which leads ultimately to one’s moral development and improvement.

Related People

Critical Responses

Connected Readings