{"product_id":"9781593082192","title":"The Purgatorio (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eDante Alighieri\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the greatest single poem ever written, \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e presents \u003cb\u003eDante Alighieri\u003c\/b\u003e’s all-encompassing vision of the three realms of Christian afterlife. Joyfully anticipating heaven, \u003ci\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/i\u003e continues the poet’s journey from the darkness of Hell to the divine light of Paradise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with Dante’s liberation from the \u003ci\u003eInferno,\u003c\/i\u003e part two of \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e follows the poet as he and the Roman poet Virgil struggle up the steep terraces of the earthly island-mountain called Purgatory, miraculously created as a result of Lucifer’s storied fall. As he travels through the first seven levels—each representing one of the seven deadly sins—Dante observes the sinners who are waiting for their release into Paradise. Each echelon teaches a new lesson about human healing and growth, on earth as well as in the spiritual world. As he journeys upward, level by level, Dante gradually changes into a wiser, braver, and better man. Only when he has learned from each of these stations will he finally be allowed to ascend to the gateway to Heaven: the Garden of Eden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps Dante’s most brilliant, imaginative creation, \u003ci\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/i\u003e is an enthralling allegory of sin, redemption, and ultimate enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Conaway Bondanella\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Italian at Indiana University. She has served as President of the National Collegiate Honors Council and as Assistant Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Her publications include a book on Petrarch, \u003ci\u003eThe Cassell Dictionary of Italian Literature,\u003c\/i\u003e and translations of Italian classics by Benvenuto Cellini, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Giorgio Vasari.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Bondanella\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian at Indiana University and has been President of the American Association for Italian Studies. His publications include a number of translations of Italian classics, books on Italian Renaissance literature, and studies of Italian cinema. His latest book is \u003ci\u003eHollywood Italians: Dagos, Palookas, Romeos, Wise Guys, and Sopranos,\u003c\/i\u003e a history of how Italian Americans have been depicted in Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031137468656,"sku":"9781593082192","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593082192_p0.jpg?v=1763812638","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593082192","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}