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Title details for Purgatory by Dante Alighieri - Available

Purgatory

by Dante Alighieri
Heathcote Williams
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Now of that second kingdom I shall sing where human souls are purified of sin and made worthy to ascend to Heaven' Purgatory is the second part of Dante's The Divine Comedy ascending the terraces of the Mount of Purgatory inhabited by those doing penance to expiate their sins on earth. There are the proud - forced to circle their terrace for aeons bent double in humility; the slothful - running around crying out examples of zeal and sloth; while the lustful are purged by fire. Though less well-known than Inferno, Purgatory has inspired many writers including, in our century, Samuel Beckett, and has played a key role in literature.

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  • Release date

    March 13, 2006

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9789629546533
      • File size: 131240 KB
      • Duration: 04:33:24

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Text Difficulty: 9-12

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      As Dante continues his pilgrimage with Virgil as his guide, Heathcote Williams's distinction between characters blurs. The dialogues with Casella and Cato and other shades are sometimes unclear in terms of who is speaking. The departure of Virgil and the arrival of Beatrice is read too evenly, too dispassionately for the sudden absence of Dante's guide and the arrival of his love. As the blank verse translation transforms pretty phrases like "What dost thou muse on?" (Henry Cary translation, Harvard Classics edition) into stock phrases like "What are you thinking?", Williams's placid voice morphs into a reading, rather than a dramatic performance. R.F. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine

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  • English

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  • Text Difficulty:9-12

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