The Purgatorio
By: Dante Alighieri ; a verso rendering for the modern reader by John Ciardi ; introduction by Archibald T. MacAllister
Contributors: Ciardi, John, 1916-1986, tr; McAllister, Archibald T.
Publisher: New American Library
Published: 1961
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; ita
Number of pages: 350
Subjects: Translations into English; Purgatory; Poetry
Work titles: Divina comedia. Purgatorio
Description: "Dante describes his journey to the renunciation of sin, accepting his suffering in preparation for his entrance into the presence of God."
Notes: "A Mentor classic."