Description
In The Purgatorio, Dante describes his journey to the renunciation of sin, accepting his suffering in preparation for his coming into the presence of God. This brilliant translation of Dante's canticle crystallizes the great poet's immortal conception of the aspiring soul.
Author: Dante Alighieri
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Signet Book
Published: 10/06/2009
Series: Signet Classics
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780451531421
Audience: Young Adult
About the Author
John Ciardi was a distinguished poet and professor, having taught at Harvard and Rutgers universities, and a poetry editor of The Saturday Review. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Institute of Arts and Letters. In 1955 he won the Harriet Monroe Memorial Award, and in 1956, the Prix de Rome. He died in 1986.
Author: Dante Alighieri
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Signet Book
Published: 10/06/2009
Series: Signet Classics
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780451531421
Audience: Young Adult
About the Author
John Ciardi was a distinguished poet and professor, having taught at Harvard and Rutgers universities, and a poetry editor of The Saturday Review. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Institute of Arts and Letters. In 1955 he won the Harriet Monroe Memorial Award, and in 1956, the Prix de Rome. He died in 1986.