A new translation by Anthony Esolen Illustrations by Gustave DorA© Includes an appendix of key sources and extensive endnotesA A Arguably the greatest single poem ever written, The Divine Comedy presents Dante Alighieri"s all-encompassing vision of the three realms of Christian afterlife.A A In this groundbreaking new translation of Dante"s most brilliant, imaginative creation, Purgatory , Dante struggles up the terraces of Mount Purgatory, still guided by Virgil, in continuation of his difficult ascent to purity.