The Divine Comedy, II. Purgatorio. Part 2
Contributors: Charles S. Singleton (Translator)
Edition: 1st Pbk. Ed. in 2 Vols edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: March 1, 1991
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 872
ISBN-13: 9780691019109
Subjects: Poetry & poets: classical, early & medieval; Poetry texts & anthologies; Poetry; Italian; Ancient, Classical & Medieval; Continental European; Comparative Literature; Mind, Body, Spirit; Philosophy; Poetry / Single Author / Continental European; Religion; Purgatory
First sentence: 1-3 Per correr miglior . . . crudele: The figure of the poet as navigator, coursing over better waters in the ship of his "genius," now represents the positive forward movement of this journey, which for Dante character was then and for Dante poet is now,