Poet Mary Jo Bang has spent the last two decades translating the three books of Dante's Divine Comedy. Purgatorio is the ...

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.

Although “The Divine Comedy” by Dante Alighieri has inspired countless artistic creations, particularly of his “Inferno” canto, ... “Purgatorio”. Patrick Baliani, ...

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 ...

The play, which was co-commissioned by UCLA Live, is based on Dante Alighieri’s poem, “The Divine Comedy,” and will run until Oct. 31 at the Freud Playhouse. By Diep Tran Oct. 28, 2009 11:08 ...

So begins Purgatorio, the second part of the 14th-century poem La Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy) by Dante Alighieri. The Divine Comedy consists of three parts: hell, purgatory and heaven ...

When we left Dante yesterday, he stood rapt before the figure of Beatrice, who was high up on a triumphal chariot, across the river Lethe. He had walked through Purgatorio, Canto XXXI - The ...

John J. Miller is joined by Professor Stephen Smith of Hillsdale College to discuss Dante Alighieri's Purgatorio. John J. Miller brings The Great Books podcast to a close. John J. Miller is joined ...

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.