Dante's Purgatorio

Dante's Purgatorio by Sanders, Marcus. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780811847193.

Following the acclaim for their innovative edition of Dantes Inferno, Sandow Birk and Marcus Sanders guide us to the next level of the afterlife in Dantes Purgatorio. The second book of Dante Alighieris classic poem The Divine Comedy, this version of Purgatorio couples a clever literary adaptation incorporating modern urban speech and contemporary references with powerful illustrations inspired by Gustave Dors famous engravings. Whereas Inferno was primarily situated in a city that bears a curious resemblance to modern Los Angeles, Purgatorio is set in a surreal San Francisco Bay Area, an outlandish and hopeful milieu for those who have a chance to wash their sins away. Together, the sardonic yet playful combination of text and images comprise a vivid retelling of this masterpiece.