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 2 (Cantos 6-11): Dante and Virgil are in Ante-Purgatory; they meet the spirit of the Mantuan poet Sordello, who introduces them to the negligent rulers; the serpent of temptation appears but is driven off by two angels; Dante, while asleep, is carried by St. Lucy up the Mount to the gate of Purgatory; the poets enter Purgatory; in the first terrace of Purgatory Dante is shown the souls of the Proud who expiate their sin by bearing it on their backs as a burden.
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