of Dante Alighieri
The second cantica of the Divine Comedy, translated into English triple rhyme by Laurence Binyon
A reading in six parts
Produced by Peter Duval Smith
PART 5 (Cantos 23-27): Dante and Virgil, accompanied by the poet Statius, are in the sixth terrace of the Gluttonous, who suffer hunger in order to expiate their sin; Dante talks with his friend Forese Donati ; the poets ascend to the seventh and uppermost terrace of the Lustful, who burn in a cruel fire; Dante is greeted by the poet Guinicelli, whose work had influenced his own; passing on, the poets climb to the summit of Mount Purgatory; here Virgil leaves Dante, telling him that his mission is now ended.