Dante Alighieri
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| Title | : | Purgatorio (La Divina Commedia #2) |
| Author | : | Dante Alighieri |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 704 pages |
| Published | : | April 8th 2004 by Oxford University Press, USA (first published 1316) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Poetry. Fiction. Literature. Religion. European Literature. Italian Literature. Fantasy |
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This is a great book, but does require the notes to make any sense of it. Hundreds of characters from Danté's Italy not to mention host of mythological and Biblical ones tended to distract me just reading the poetry and appreciating Dante's wonderful descriptions. I have to stop at the end of each chapter and read the notes to understand the context and people that Dante is referring to. I agree that it would be impossible to ever write this book without references to contemporary politics and so it probably felt dated in that manner even as Boccacio was writing Dante's biography and promoting this up-to-then banned masterpiece 50 years after Dante finished it. Perhaps a lot of postmodern literature will suffer from the same feeling of obsolescence? Am I a hypocrite because I also adore Pynchon, DFW, Proust and Joyce who also require dense footnotes to completely understand? Perhaps but my point was more that I have to read this in a stop and start manner and it takes a little away from the pleasure of reading straight through.All that being said, there is nothing in Western literature quite like the Divine Comedy and this central volume of 33 cantos is of unsurpassed depth and beauty.
If I were to express this book in a picture, I would probably see something like this: http://www.comuseum.com/wp-content/up... from Dong Qichang (董其昌, 1555-1636) as it seems to express the long hazardous climb and yet the peaceful conclusion awaiting Dante at the top.
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| Original Title: | Purgatorio |
| ISBN: | 0195087453 (ISBN13: 9780195087451) |
| Edition Language: | Italian |
| Series: | La Divina Commedia #2 |
| Characters: | Virgilio (Publius Vergilius Maro), Dante Alighieri |
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Ratings: 4.02 From 20963 Users | 711 ReviewsPiece Out Of Books Purgatorio (La Divina Commedia #2)
I wrote down brilliant and original ideas about this classic but left it near candy by my bedside. When I woke up all of it was gone and the dog was wagging her tail(and tale), and looking angelic.Purgatorio = Purgatory (The Divine Comedy, #2), Dante Alighieri Purgatory (Italian: Purgatorio) is the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno, and preceding the Paradiso. The poem was written in the early 14th century. It is an allegory 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.تاریخ نخستین خوانش: سال 1968 میلادیعنوان: برزخ نویسنده: دانته
Wonderfully conceived and superbly written, I can't help but admire Dante's vision and dedication.But - as with his Inferno too - I have failed to acknowledge its universal scope and relevance... For me, it's a Catholic-political allegory about obscure events and minor individuals in 1300 AD Italian peninsula and Dante's intention of passing judgement on them to appear their better...
Ah! Purgatory! The place where even your normal human thoughts are crimes punishable by torture.I know I said the concept of Hell was weird, but Purgatory's even weirder.Me: God, I'm sorry. I promise.God: Well... Sigh. I suppose I'll forgive you. But, listen. Would you mind if I lock you up in a dungeon and torture you for a few centuries before inviting you over to my place? I just want to make sure you're really, really sorry.Me: ... God: I promise, you'll enjoy it! It's a MUCH nicer dungeon
There is nothing much to add after the second read. I was quite surprised and happy to find that I have understood the work to a considerable degree in my first read. The only thing I want to add here is that I haven't appreciated enough the picturesque quality the Cantos bring to light, the vivid imagination they create in your mind. It was a fascinating experience. I would still say it is less imaginative than the Inferno, but only in comparison. As a stand-alone work, it has all the wonders
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Beautiful and ingenious. There is much more light and lightness here than in Inferno. And music!
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