Paradiso: The Final Canticle of Dante's Divine Comedy - Paperback

by Dante Alighieri (Author)

Paradiso is the final canticle of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, completing the poet's journey from Hell, through Purgatory, and into the celestial order of Heaven. Guided by Beatrice, Dante rises through the spheres of Paradise, encountering blessed souls, theological mysteries, political judgments, philosophical questions, and visions of divine love. Where Inferno descends into sin and judgment, and Purgatorio ascends through repentance and purification, Paradiso moves toward illumination, harmony, and the final vision of God.

One of the great works of medieval literature, Christian poetry, Italian literature, and world classics, Paradiso is also the most demanding and radiant portion of Dante's masterpiece. Its subjects include grace, justice, free will, the soul, the intellect, empire, church corruption, love, theology, and the limits of human language before divine reality. For readers of classic poetry, epic poetry, medieval literature, Christian literature, Italian literature, and philosophical verse, Paradiso remains one of the highest achievements of the Western literary tradition.