But in Purgatory Dante describes a process—slow and arduous, like analysis—of unriddling the mysteries of self-sabotage. As Beatrice puts it to him: ...

The tweet got me to thinking about Dante’s sojourn in Purgatory, on the Terrace of Envy (where the repentant Envious are purged of their tendency to envy others).

As Dante notes throughout his Purgatorio, purgatory is itself only a means, a way station, a depot on the way to someplace and, more importantly, Someone: God reigning in eternal glory — the ...

Follow Dante Into Purgatory With Online Exhibition of ‘Divine Comedy’ Drawings The Uffizi Gallery’s digital show features 88 illustrations by 16th-century artist Federico Zuccari.

Now, her take on Dante’s Purgatorio, the lesser-known yet much-loved second canticle of his epic poem, has hit the shelves — just in time for the 700th anniversary of the great poet’s death.

Read Dante’s ‘Purgatorio’ for All Souls’ Day. We do the poor souls a great kindness by our prayers and pious acts to help speed them on their journey to Paradise.

Mary Jo Bang joins Kevin Young to to discuss her translation of Dante’s Purgatorio, excerpts of which are featured on newyorker.com. Bang is a poet who has received the National Book Critics ...

Completed just before Dante died in 1321, it consists of three parts—Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Divine Comedy is a long poem recounting the author’s journey among the damned in ...

Upon arrival in purgatory, Virgil and Dante are met by the gatekeeper, Cato of Utica, the stern Roman statesman known for his strict pagan morality.

Dante’s Purgatorio, the sequel, came out on October 31st from Carcanet, exactly 10 years after its predecessor. And similarly, perhaps even more so, it takes Ireland as its theme in many places.

The true measure of a man lies in his ability to cope with failure. Defeat presents us only two alternatives: despair or hope. Dante Alighieri chose the latter.