Purgatorio
By: Dante Alighieri ; a new verse translation by W.S. Merwin.
Contributors: Merwin, W. S. 1927-
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; ita
Number of pages: 359
Description: "At the pinnacle of a grand and prolific career, W. S. Merwin has given us a new verse translation of the central section of Dante's Divine Comedy - the Purgatorio.".

"Led by Virgil, inspired by his love for Beatrice, Dante makes the arduous journey up the Mountain of Purgatory, where souls are cleansed to prepare them for the ultimate ascent to heaven. Presented with the original Italian text, and with Merwin's notes and commentary, this luminous new interpretation of Dante's great poem of sin, repentance, and salvation is a profoundly moving work of art and the definitive translation for our time."--BOOK JACKET.