Dante Alighieri,  1265-1321 <br/><br/>
The Divine Comedy, Volume 2, Purgatory 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy  Release date is 1999-12-01 
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<br/><br/> "The Divine Comedy, Volume 2, Purgatory" by Dante Alighieri is a narrative poem written between 1308 and 1321. This second part of Dante's epic journey follows the poet as he climbs Mount Purgatory, guided by Virgil. Here, souls undergo purification for their sins across nine rings, confronting the seven deadly sins through various trials. The ascent represents the penitent Christian life—the soul's painful but hopeful transformation before reaching Heaven. Blending medieval theology with vivid allegory, Purgatorio explores divine justice and redemption's transformative power. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Epic poetry, Italian -- Translations into English Italian poetry -- To 1400 -- Translations into English 
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