The Divine Comedy: Volume 2: Purgatorio by Dante Alighieri

The Divine Comedy: Volume 2: Purgatorio

La Divina Commedia #1-3

Dante Alighieri with Robin Kirkpatrick (Translator)

512 pages • first pub 1320 (editions)

fiction classics poetry challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Description

The second volume of Dante's epic, printed with the original Italian and Robin Kirkpatrick's sublime translation Climbing out of Hell, Dante in the Purgatorio reaches an island set in the southern ocean. This is Mount Purgatory, where he encounte...

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Moods

challenging 66%
reflective 63%
adventurous 49%
dark 48%
mysterious 25%
emotional 16%
informative 15%
inspiring 15%
hopeful 12%
funny 7%
tense 6%
sad 4%

Pace

slow 73%
medium 20%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 34% | A mix: 28% | Character: 28% | N/A: 9%

Strong character development?

No: 35% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 38% | No: 36% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 52% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 3%

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