The Divine Comedy - Volume II - Purgatory

Purgatory is the second part of Dante's epic poem The Divine Comedy, presented here in an attractive and unabridged edition.

Prior to this journey, Dante and his guide Virgil had visited Hell, learning the nature of each of the nine circles which constitute it. Upon departing Hell, the pair journey onward, eventually reaching the shores of the Mount of Purgatory. Here, the two ascend and behold the series of terraces which constitute this realm.

Much of Dante's personal philosophy of sin rev...