{"product_id":"purgatorio-modern-library","title":"Purgatorio (Modern Library)","description":"\"The enjoyment of The Divine Comedy is a continuous process,\" observed T.S. Eliot. \"It is not necessary to understand the meaning first to enjoy the poetry...our enjoyment of the poetry makes us want to understand the meaning.\"\nArguably the greatest single poem ever written, The Divine Comedy presents Dante Alighieri's all-encompassing vision of the three realms of Christian afterlife. In the Purgatorio, Dante struggles up the terraces of Mount Purgatory, still guided by Virgil, in continuation of his difficult ascent to purity.\n\n\"The clean force of the original comes through with astonishing success,\" said poet and translator Dudley Fitts in praise of John Ciardi's rendition of the Purgatorio. \"Dante cannot speak in English, perhaps; but Ciardi has given us the next best thing--a credible, passionate persona of the poet, stripped of the customary guards of rhetoric and false decoration, strong and noble in utterance.\"\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0679602100\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0679602100.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Dante\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41645287014458,"sku":"DBV.0679602100.A","price":15.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0679602100-0.jpg?v=1789182482","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/purgatorio-modern-library","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}