Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Dante'S Purgatory -- The System Of Dante's Purgatory -- CONTO -- I. Morning -- Venus -- the four stars -- Cato -- the rush and the dew -- II. The ship of souls -- the angel pilot -- Casella's song -- Cato's rebuke -- III. Dante's shadow -- the Contumacious -- Manfred -- IV. The ascent -- the sun's course -- Belacqua -- the Lethargic -- V. The Penitents of the last hour -- Jacopo del Cassero -- Buonconte da Montefeltro -- La Pia -- VI. The power of intercession -- Sordello -- the disorders of Italy and Florence -- VII. The greetings of Virgil and Sordello -- the Valley of the Princes -- VIII. The guardian angels -- Nino Visconti -- the three stars -- the serpent -- Conrad Malaspina -- IX. The dream of the eagle -- St Lucy -- the gate of Purgatory -- X. The First Terrace -- the sculptured wall -- examples of humility -- the purgation of pride -- XI. The Lord's Prayer -- examples of pride -- Omberto Aldobrandeschi -- Oderisi -- Provenzan Salvani -- XII. The figured pavement -- the proud brought low -- the angel of humility -- XIII. The Second Terrace -- examples of kindness -- the purgation of envy -- Sapia -- XIV. Guido del Duca -- the Arno -- the degeneracy of Romagna -- examples of envy -- XV. The angel of mercy -- spiritual partnership -- the Third Terrace -- visions of gentleness -- XVI. The purgation of anger -- Marco Lombardo -- human degeneracy -- the Church's misguiding of the world -- XVII. Visions of anger -- the angel of peace -- disordered love the principle of sin -- XVIII. The exposition of love -- the Fourth Terrace -- the purgation of sloth -- examples of zeal and sloth -- XIX. The dream of the Siren -- the angel of zeal -- the Fifth Terrace -- the purgation of avarice and prodigality -- Pope Adrian V -- XX. Examples of generosity -- Hugh Capet and the Capetian Dynasty.

examples of avarice -- the earthquake and the Gloria in excelsis -- XXI. Statius -- the completion of his penance -- his greeting of Virgil -- XXII. Statius's indebtedness to Virgil and his conversion -- the Sixth Terrace -- the purgation of gluttony -- examples of temperance -- XXIII. The wasted forms of the penitents -- Forese Donati -- his warning to the women of Florence -- XXIV. Bonagiunta -- 'the sweet new style' -- the second tree -- examples of gluttony -- the angel of temperance -- XXV. The generation of the body and creation of the soul -- the Seventh Terrace -- the purgation of lust -- examples of chastity -- XXVI. Dante's shadow on the flames -- examples of lust -- Guinicelli -- Arnaut -- XXVII. The angel of chastity -- the passage through the fire -- the dream of Leah -- Virgil's last speech -- XXVIII. The Earthly Paradise -- the fair lady and the stream -- the seeds dispersed on the earth -- XXIX. The walk by the river -- the pageant of revelation -- XXX. Beatrice on the car -- the disappearance of Virgil -- Beatrice's rebuke of Dante -- XXXI. Dante's confession -- the passage through Lethe -- Beatrice unveiled -- XXXII. The wheeling of the pageant -- the great tree -- disasters to the car -- XXXIII. Beatrice's promise of a deliverer -- the sanctity of the tree -- the passage through Eunoe.