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Purgatorio (Italian: [purɡaˈtɔːrjo]; Italian for "Purgatory") is the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno and preceding the Paradiso. The poem was written in the early 14th century.
In purgatory: Development of the tradition With his Purgatorio , in which the “second kingdom” of the afterlife is a seven-story mountain situated at the antipodes to Jerusalem, Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) created a poetic synthesis of theology, Ptolemaic cosmology, and moral psychology depicting the gradual purification of the image and ...
A short drama begins when Sordello grabs Dante’s arm and points to the great serpent slithering through the grass. Immediately, the angels swoop down upon it and drive it out of the valley. Everyone is safe, but all have been reminded, in seeing the serpent, of how they succumbed to temptation.
Dante and Virgil watch a ship filled with singing souls arrive in Purgatory. Among them is an old friend of Dante’s, Casella, who sings a song to soothe his weariness. Soon, Cato returns and scolds the enthralled souls for lingering—it’s time for everyone to get on with their journey.
La Divina Commedia illustrata da Federico Zuccari. CREDITS. English translation of Dante's text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Note. The texts in quotation marks are excerpts from Dante, which refer to the depicted subjects.
Dante and Virgil emerge from Hell and arrive on the shore of the Mountain of Purgatory, where they will now meet souls who are saved, rather than condemned. In this intermediary realm, individuals complete necessary penance, learning how to truly “see” before entering Heaven.
The choice of the identity of the guardian of Purgatory shows us Dante’s willingness to embrace complexity and nuance. Here we see Dante save a pagan who killed himself rather than lose the freedoms of Republican Rome, freedoms that were lost when Caesar took absolute power.
