The Divine Comedy, Volume 2, Purgatory
by OpenStories
Original author: Dante Alighieri
"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.
The Divine Comedy, Volume 2, Purgatory, by Dante Alighieri. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1996.
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36 Chapters
- 1.Front Matter598 words
- 2.Canto I1,594 words
- 3.Canto II1,298 words
- 4.Canto III1,477 words
- 5.Canto IV1,319 words
- 6.Canto V1,491 words
- 7.Canto VI1,834 words
- 8.Canto VII1,322 words
- 9.Canto XXII: ). His daughter Joan married Philip the Fair, “the harm of221 words
- 10.Canto VIII1,696 words
- 11.Canto IX1,899 words
- 12.Canto X1,417 words
- 13.Canto XI1,479 words
- 14.Canto XII1,488 words
- 15.Canto XIII1,551 words
- 16.Canto XIV1,420 words
- 17.Canto XV1,425 words
- 18.Canto XVI1,630 words
- 19.Canto XVII1,351 words
- 20.Canto XVIII1,614 words
- 21.Canto XIX1,581 words
- 22.Canto XX513 words
- 23.Canto I: ) had driven Dante back and made him lose hope of the height1,222 words
- 24.Canto XXI1,368 words
- 25.Canto XXII1,432 words
- 26.Canto XXIII1,237 words
- 27.Canto XXIV1,658 words
- 28.Canto XXV1,551 words
- 29.Canto XXVI1,366 words
- 30.Canto XXVII1,207 words
- 31.Canto XXVIII1,283 words
- 32.Canto XXIX1,571 words
- 33.Canto XXX1,401 words
- 34.Canto XXXI1,326 words
- 35.Canto XXXII1,853 words
- 36.Canto XXXIII1,618 words