Book - Poem, Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri ( Book 3 Paradise ), 1891

Physical description

The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri ( Book 3 Paradise )
Author: Dante Alighieri
Translated by C E Norton
Publisher: Macmillan And Co
Date: 1892

Publication type

fiction

Inscriptions & markings

The label on the spine cover with typed text PAT 851.1 DAN
The front loose end paper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service.
Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Library.
This book has the signature of Hugh R Brodie on the inside of the front loose end paper.

Summary

The Divine Comedy is a 14th-century epic poem that serves as a profound allegory of the soul's journey toward God. It is divided into three parts (Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso). In book two, Purgatory follows Dante and his guide, the Roman poet Virgil, as they leave the horrors of Hell behind and climb Mount Purgatory. While Hell is structured as a funnel descending into the earth, Purgatory is a massive mountain in the Southern Hemisphere consisting of seven terraces, each representing one of the Seven Deadly Sins (Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Avarice, Gluttony, and Lust).

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