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Dante’s Paradiso: The Vision of Paradise from The Divine Comedy

By Gustave Dore , Dante Alighieri

Book information

Publisher
First Avenue Editions
Year
2015
ASIN
B00SG65IUC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2550361 bytes)
Series
First Avenue Classics
Pages
203\184
Time added
2016-06-02 14:45:10
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Description

Paradiso is the third and final part of Italian poet Dante Alighieri's epic poem Divine Comedy and describes Dante's journey through heaven. He is now led by Beatrice, who joined him at the end of Purgatorio. Beatrice takes Dante into the nine celestial spheres of Heaven. From the First Sphere, where they find those who were good but did not keep their vows, to the Ninth Sphere and the Empyrean, the home of the angels and God, Dante experiences the blessings given to those who live a life faithful to God. Dante wrote his narrative poem between 1308 and 1321. This version is taken from a 1901 English edition, featuring British author Rev. H. F. Cary's blank verse translation and woodcut illustrations by French artist Gustave Doré.

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