Project Gutenberg 1997-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 240 Dante Alighieri 1265 1321 Alighieri, Dante Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth 1807 1882 Longfellow, Henry W. Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Purgatory Dennis McCarthy "Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Purgatory" by Dante Alighieri is an epic poem written in the 14th century that represents a pivotal work of Italian literature. This second part of Dante's trilogy, "The Divine Comedy," explores the themes of redemption and purification as it follows the protagonist Dante's journey through Purgatory, meeting various souls along the way and learning lessons about sin, virtue, and moral responsibility. At the start of "Purgatory," Dante finds himself on the shores of the realm dedicated to purging souls before they ascend to Heaven. The narrative introduces a celestial pilot and notable characters such as Cato of Utica, together with the imagery of stars and nature setting the tone for Dante's spiritual exploration. Dante is guided by the spirit of Virgil, who explains Purgatory's significance and the souls' yearning for redemption. The opening vividly conveys the themes of hope and the struggle of the souls as they begin their arduous journey toward atonement and enlightenment, setting the stage for Dante's encounters with historical and mythological figures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Epic poetry, Italian -- Translations into English Italian poetry -- To 1400 -- Translations into English PQ Text Italy Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 326757 326947 2024-09-01T08:05:59.801563 2023-10-01T07:30:58.644174 text/html text/html 340799 2021-04-08T12:43:45 text/html 101986 2021-04-08T12:50:22 text/html application/zip 200837 2024-09-01T08:06:09.080628 application/epub+zip 201911 2024-09-01T08:06:01.972580 application/epub+zip 201913 2024-09-01T08:06:00.677567 application/epub+zip 406326 2024-09-01T08:06:13.057539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368415 2024-09-01T08:06:07.854647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368506 2022-09-01T09:08:44.636723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249134 249136 2024-09-01T08:05:58.517652 2023-10-01T07:30:57.392143 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 248980 2021-04-08T12:49:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 94841 2021-04-08T12:49:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19726 2024-09-01T08:06:13.206517 application/rdf+xml 19334 2024-09-01T08:06:01.097582 image/jpeg 4191 2024-09-01T08:06:00.875565 image/jpeg 166436 2024-09-01T08:05:59.826568 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia it.wikipedia