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The Divine Comedy 2: Purgatory by Dante Alighieri

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The Divine Comedy 2: Purgatory

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by Dante Alighieri

Narrator Ben Onwukwe

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Translator Charles Eliot Norton

Length 5 hours 6 minutes

Language English

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Having survived the darkest and deepest depths of Hell, Dante must now clamber and climb up the mountain of Purgatory to secure his seat in Heaven. But reuniting with his beloved Beatrice is far from easy. Seven terraces await him. With seven deadly sins. Can Dante cleanse his soul of each and every one? And is his newfound heavenly hope enough to reject the fierce and fiery hell he left behind?
In his second instalment of 'The Divine Comedy', Dante journeys through the no-man's land between Heaven and Hell in a profoundly philosophical tale of a soul's journey toward God. One of the greatest works of world literature, Dante's 'The Divine Comedy 2: Purgatory' is the perfect tale for film fans of 'What Dreams May Come'.

Classics Fiction Poetry

Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet, philosopher, language and political theorist, born in Florence in 1265. He is one of the best known poets of the Middle Ages and his masterpiece "The Divine Comedy" is considered to be a representative of the medieval world-view. "The Divine Comedy" and "The New life" were written in vernacular, i.e. the speech variety that was used in everyday life. This made the literature accessible to most people and this is mainly why Dante is called "The father of Italian language". Dante's life was divided by poetry and politics and the relationships between secular and religious authority were topics which were often depicted in his literary works.