Il purgatorio vs La Divina Commedia: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Italian poetry, Illustrations, Poetry, Fiction
Il purgatorio
“To course on better waters the little boat of my wit, that leaves behind her so cruel a sea, now raises her sails, and I will sing of that second kingdom in which the human spirit is made clean and becomes worthy to ascend to Heaven.”
Com’ io l’ho tratto, saria lungo a dirti;
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La Divina Commedia
De goddelijke komedie is de beschrijving van een denkbeeldige tocht door het hiernamaals. Zij heeft drie delen: de hel, het vagevuur en het paradijs en ieder van deze delen heeft drieëndertig zangen van niet geheel…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate La Divina Commedia highest: La Divina Commedia 4.1 · Il purgatorio 3.9.
- Il purgatorio is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 9 for La Divina Commedia.
- La Divina Commedia has the widest readership — 178911 ratings behind its score.
- La Divina Commedia runs the darker storyline; Il purgatorio stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Il purgatorio | La Divina Commedia | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (178911) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (54) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 5.0 (7) |
Reception
| Il purgatorio | La Divina Commedia | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 54 | 178911 |
| Editions | 216 | 1339 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 382564 |
| Reading it now | — | 41257 |
| Written reviews | — | 8578 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 77023 |
| Pages | 316 | 502 |