{"product_id":"the-divine-comedy-purgatorio-9798892801003","title":"The Divine Comedy: Purgatorio","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter brilliantly capturing the sense of loss and linguistic violence of the \u003cem\u003eInferno, \u003c\/em\u003eJason Baxter now turns to communicating the fugue-like magic of the \u003cem\u003ePurgatorio. \u003c\/em\u003eOn the one hand, his translation is sensitive to the \u003cem\u003ePurgatorio's \u003c\/em\u003enew, soaring lyrical style that Dante so admired in his classical authors;\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eon the other, it has an ear for the humble, the unexpectedly lowly-for experiences and feelings \"rooted\" in the body, like those found in the fervent, devotional art of the late Middle Ages. In this way, Baxter gives modern readers not just an accurate translation of Dante's Italian but an immersive experience into the feelings, intimations, and realizations Dante's original readers must have had as they made their way through the unmatched moral evocations and inner tutelage of this second panel of \u003cem\u003eThe Divine Comedy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dante Alighieri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Angelico Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798892801003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlighieri, Dante:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dante Alighieri was born in 1265. Considered Italy's greatest poet, he is the author The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso. Politically active in Florence, he was banished to Italy in 1302. In 1274, he met the love of his life, Beatrice, whom he immortalized in La Vita Nuova (1292) and The Divine Comedy. He died in 1321.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaxter, Jason M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - JASON M. BAXTER (PhD, Notre Dame) is a speaker, author, and Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Beauty and Culture at Benedictine College. He is the author of six books, including The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis and Beginner's Guide to Dante (jasonmbaxter.com). His writing and speaking focus on the relevance of the medieval experience of beauty for the modern world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Dante Alighieri \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47659153752221,"sku":"9798892801003","price":45.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_d54ab8d9-5942-480a-a48d-af0371306ce3.jpg?v=1771351665","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-divine-comedy-purgatorio-9798892801003","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}