"The Divine Comedy: Purgatory" by Dante Alighieri, Canto XVI-Canto XXI

Dr. Callaway (United Kingdom)

The 14th-century narrative poem Paradise Lost describes a fictionalized version of the author traveling through Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory; the second of three parts describes the journey through Purgatory.

Here are links to our lists for the book: Canto I-Canto V, Canto VI-Canto X, Canto XI-Canto XV, Canto XVI-Canto XXI, Canto XXII-Canto XXVII, Canto XXVIII-Canto XXXIII

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"The Divine Comedy: Purgatory" by Dante Alighieri, Canto XVI-Canto XXI

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