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The Purgatorio / Dante Alighieri ; a verso rendering for the modern reader by John Ciardi ; introduction by Archibald T. MacAllister.

Author/creator Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Other author/creatorCiardi, John, 1916-1986 translator.
Other author/creatorCiardi, John, 1916-1986 autographer.
Other author/creatorMcAllister, Archibald T.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : New American Library, ©1961.
Descriptionxxix, 350 pages : diagram ; 19 cm.
Subject(s)
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321--Translations into English.
Purgatory--Poetry.
PURGATORIO (ALIGHIERI DANTE)--Interpretation.
Italian literature--13th century.
Uniform titlePurgatorio. Portuguese. (Mauro). English
Series Mentor classic
Mentor classic. ^A649939
Summary "Dante describes his journey to the renunciation of sin, accepting his suffering in preparation for his entrance into the presence of God."
Local noteAutographed "John Ciardi" on title page. Stuart Wright Book Collection #81A.10. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, in Joyner Library Special Collections.
General note"A Mentor classic."
Acquisitions source Joyner Wright Coll. copy Purchased from Stuart Wright, 2011
Issued in other formOnline version: Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321. Divina comedia. Purgatorio. English. Purgatorio. New York : New American Library, ©1961
Genre/formPoetry.
Genre/formTranslations.
LCCN 61018103

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