The Divine Comedy: Volume 2: The Purgatorio (Divine Comedy)

by Dante Alighieri

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Purgatorio

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National Book Award finalist (Translation, 1983) Allen Mandelbaum

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Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0140444424, Paperback)

_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.

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