Dante’s opening canto of the Purgatorio describes his and Virgil’s emergence from Hell. They find themselves in the southern hemisphere, confronted by Purgatory, which is presented as an immense mountain. Dante’s conception of Purgatory is different from his depiction of Hell, and we discuss one such difference.

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Be sure to take a look at the new, annotated translation of Cicero’s On The Nature Of The Gods.