The Dante Alighieri 1265-1321 creator Norton, Charles Eliot 1827-1908 text utu 1999 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy Release date is 1999-12-01 Dianne Bean Original publication data not identified Epic poetry, Italian -- Translations into English Italian poetry -- To 1400 -- Translations into English PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1996 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1996 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133052.0 1996