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Purgatorio: The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, Vol. 2 Paperback – April 8, 2004

by Robert M. Durling (Author, Translator), Ronald L. Martinez (Editor)
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  • Series: Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri (Book 2)
  • Paperback: 720 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press (April 8, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0195087453
  • ISBN-13: 978-0195087451
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 2.1 x 6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat Literary Work and Staple in for Anyone Studying Italian
By Michelle Bacci on July 1, 2015
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I took a class on all of Dante's divine comedy and absolutely LOVED it! I was an Italian minor in college and so I really looked forward to this as it's a super important literary work and a staple in Italian art, literature, and culture.

This was definitely the middle of the three books in terms of how much a liked it, but is still a great literary work. I don't know how someone could just read one of the books and not finish all three. As for the translation, I though it was very accurate. My professor spoke fluent Italian and English and he seemed to find this translation very useful. He also has a doctorate in Italian literature so I really trust his opinion, a very intelligent man who knows the Divine Comedy inside and out.

I think a lot of the complexity of this work was lost on me because I never intensely studied literature. However, my class had half literature majors and they offered really great insight into this work as a whole.
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5.0 out of 5 starsBest English language edition of the Divine Comedy out there
By Jay Mey on March 28, 2015
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This is the best and most readable translation of the Divine Comedy I've consulted, and I've read quite a few. Durling & Martinez's notes and analysis is good, but the true pleasure is the skill of the translation. If you want to read the Divine Comedy in English, you owe it to yourself to get this editions. Others just don't live up.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe Best Translation Yet
By Hector R. Venegas on June 14, 2013
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I have owned several editions of The Divine Comedy but this edition translated by Martinez and Durling is the best I have seen so far. I am able to read some degree of the original Italian by Dante and feel that I can make a reasonable comparison of this new translation with previous ones. Now, I look forward to acquiring the Martinez and Durling translation of the Paradiso in the paperback edition as soon as it is available.
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5.0 out of 5 starsI Loved this version of Dante!
By GHIGGS on November 20, 2012
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If you have an appreciation of good classics, then you will be very happy to read this version of Dante's "Purgatorio" This classic was thoroughly researched and compiled as a foremost contender for translation. Excellent scholarship!
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4.0 out of 5 starsPurgatorio is Pretty Interesting
By Alex C. Telander on June 28, 2011
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In the second volume of Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio, Dante continues his journey from hell into purgatory, continuing to be guided by the skilled hand and mind of Virgil. Dante must climb up the Mount of Purgatory, beginning at the bottom with Ante-Purgatory, then the seven terraces - seven levels of suffering and spiritual growth - as associated with the seven deadly sins; at the very top is Earthly paradise. Just as in the first volume, Inferno, Dante continues to discuss politics and the Church in general, as well as relating to his own experiences during the writing of the Divine Comedy in the fourteenth century. Familiar characters in Dante's life again play a part, as he makes his intentions of them all too clear. It is in this volume that Dante is reunited with his long-lost love, Beatrice.

In this shorter introduction, Robert M. Durling and Ronald L. Martinez go into some detail on when this second volume was likely begun, how and when it was exactly written and how Dante was influenced by events and happenings in his life in the writing of it. Just as with the first volume, detailed notes are provided at the end of each canto, explaining locations, historical references, and short biographies on the people mentioned and what relevance they had to Dante. With these priceless details, any reader can pick up this translation of the Divine Comedy, and not feel lost or overloaded by all the historical setting, peoples and details, but are skillfully guided along Dante's unique journey.

At the end of the text are further detailed notes and fifteen short essays covering Dante's political views, his respect and use of Virgil and Ovid, his original conceptions of homosexuality, and on moral growth, to name a few.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsStill relevant after all those years
By davidjorgensen on March 2, 2015
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The translation is very graceful and the facing page format is outstanding. Notes and commentary seem irreproachable. The work itself remains one of the monuments of the Western canon.
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