{"product_id":"9780486821436","title":"Purgatorio","description":"The second book in the three-part \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e finds Dante and his guide, Virgil, halfway between Heaven and Hell. Having portrayed the tortures of the damned in \u003ci\u003eInferno,\u003c\/i\u003e Dante resumes his allegory of the soul's journey to God with \u003ci\u003ePurgatorio.\u003c\/i\u003e A place of pain but also hope, Purgatory allows its suffering souls to reflect upon their sins and to work toward their moral improvement, paving the way for their eventual entry to \u003ci\u003eParadiso.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eDante transformed the traditional notion of Purgatory by depicting how aspiring souls could undergo moral change, exchanging their human frailty for divine perfection. His exploration of theological issues, especially the role of free will, offers an eloquent and inspiring parable of human possibility and redemption. This edition features the renowned translation by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and serves as a companion volume to the Dover editions of \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eParadiso.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112141471984,"sku":"9780486821436","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486821436_p0.jpg?v=1763709426","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486821436","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}