{"product_id":"purgatorio-dante-alighieri-9781556594618","title":"Purgatorio: A New Verse Translation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Were Merwin not one of America's most admired poets, he would still be as famous as translators get.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In the foreword to his new translation  of Purgatorio], Merwin . . . writes feelingly of his 30-year obsession with the poem. And indeed, the flaws as well as the virtues of his new rendering may be said to stem from a profound reverence for the original.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eW.S. Merwin's rendition of the \u003cem\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/em\u003e is considered a pinnacle and highlight from a prolific and celebrated career in poetry and translation. The most neglected and arguably the most rewarding book of Dante's Divine Comedy, \u003cem\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/em\u003e finds Dante undertaking the arduous journey of scaling the terraces of Mount Purgatory. Presented in a bilingual edition with the translator's notes and commentary, Merwin's interpretation of Dante's great poem of sin, repentance, and salvation is a profoundly moving work of art and a luminous translation for our time. When asked why he translated this book, as opposed to the \u003cem\u003eInferno\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eParadiso\u003c\/em\u003e, Merwin responded, \"The \u003cem\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/em\u003e is more like life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom \"Canto XXII\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd I went on, lighter than I had been\u003cbr\u003eat the other passageways, so that without\u003cbr\u003eeffort I climbed after the swift spirits, \u003cbr\u003ewhen Virgil began, \"Love that is set alight\u003cbr\u003eby virtue always sets alight another\u003cbr\u003eif only its flame can be seen shining out\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eW.S. Merwin \u003c\/strong\u003eis one of America's greatest poets and translators. He won the Pulitzer Prize twice, most recently for The Shadow of Sirius. He lives in Hawaii, where the Governor declared Merwin's birthday--September 30--\"W.S. Merwin Day.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dante Alighieri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1556594615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556594618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Copper Canyon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Dante Alighieri","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044322078975,"sku":"9781556594618","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e0a73597-29f3-4e3d-b148-569f3f3eccdb.jpg?v=1684972176","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/purgatorio-dante-alighieri-9781556594618","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}