Purgatorio
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Purgatorio (; Italian for "Purgatory") is the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno and preceding the Paradiso; it was written in the early 14th century. It is an allegorical telling of the climb of Dante up the Mount of Purgatory, guided by the Roman poet Virgil—except for the last four cantos, at which point Beatrice takes over as Dante's guide. Allegorically, Purgatorio represents the penitent Christian life. In describing the climb Dante discusses the nature of sin, examples of vice and virtue, as well as moral issues in politics and in the Church. The poem posits the
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- Author
- Dante Alighieri
- First published
- 1768
- Editions
- 216
- Subjects
- Purgatory in literature, Purgatory, Poetry, Purgatorio (Dante Alighieri), Poetry (poetic works by one author), Classic Literature, Fiction, Italian poetry
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Key facts
- Book.name
- Purgatorio
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- Firenze, commedia di dante, codice miniato da Simone Camaldolese e aiuti, purgatorio canto I, 1398, tempi 1, c. 32r, 01.JPG
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- A page of the Purgatorio at the Laurentian Library
- Book.author
- Dante Alighieri
- Book.country
- Italy
- Book.language
- Italian
- Book.series
- Divine Comedy
- Book.genre
- narrative poem
- Book.pub_date
- 1321
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- Inferno
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- Overview of Purgatory
- Passage of time
- Prayer
- Ante-Purgatory
- Shore of the island (Cantos I–II)
- The Excommunicate
- The Late-Repentant
- Seven terraces of Purgatory
- First terrace (Pride)
- Second terrace (Envy)
- Third terrace (Wrath)
- Fourth terrace (Sloth)
- Fifth terrace (Avarice)
- Sixth terrace (Gluttony)
- Seventh terrace (Lust)
- Earthly Paradise
- The Heavenly Pageant
- Beatrice's arrival
- Location, shape, and size
- In the arts
- See also
- Footnotes
- External links
Purgatorio (; Italian for "Purgatory") is the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno and preceding the Paradiso; it was written in the early 14th century. It is an allegorical telling of the climb of Dante up the Mount of Purgatory, guided by the Roman poet Virgil—except for the last four cantos, at which point Beatrice takes over as Dante's guide. Allegorically, Purgatorio represents the penitent Christian life. In describing the climb Dante discusses the nature of sin, examples of vice and virtue, as well as moral issues in politics and in the Church. The poem posits the theory that all sins arise from love—either perverted love directed towards others' harm, or deficient love, or the disordered or excessive love of good things.
== Overview of Purgatory == thumb|upright=1.2|right|Elevation of Mount Purgatory. As with Paradise, the structure is of the form 10, with one of the ten regions different in nature from the other nine. thumb|upright=1.2|right|Le Dante, conduit par Virgile, offre des consolations aux âmes des Envieux by Hippolyte FlandrinDante portrays Purgatory as an island-mountain in the Southern Hemisphere. This realm is divided into three parts. The bottom slopes of Mount Purgatory (Purgatorio I–IX) have been designated as "Ante-Purgatory" by commentators. Purgatory proper consists of seven levels or terraces (Purgatorio X–XXVII) of suffering and spiritual growth, associated with the seven deadly sins. Finally, the Earthly Paradise is located at the top of the mountain (Purgatorio XXVIII–XXXIII).
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