Paradiso - (Dover Thrift Editions) by Dante Alighieri (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Third and final book of Dante's 14th-century allegory traces the poet's ultimate stage of his journey, as he crosses into Paradise under the guidance of the saintly Beatrice. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow translation.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The last great literary work of the Middle Ages and the first important book of the Renaissance, Dante's <i>Divine Comedy</i> culminates in this third and final section, <i>Paradiso.</i> The 14th-century allegory portrays a medieval perspective on the afterlife, tracing the poet's voyage across three realms -- Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise -- to investigate the concepts of sin, guilt, and redemption. Expressed in sublime verse, the trilogy concludes with this challenging and rewarding venture into the dwelling place of God, angels, and the souls of the faithful.<br>Guided by Beatrice, the incarnation of beatific love, Dante undergoes an intellectual journey from doubt to faith. Beatrice instructs the poet in scholastic theology as they pass through the nine spheres of Paradise to the Empyrean, a realm of pure light in which the redeemed experience the bliss of God's immediate presence. This edition features the renowned translation by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and serves as a companion volume to the Dover editions of <i>Inferno</i> and <i>Purgatorio.<br></i><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>The last great literary work of the Middle Ages and the first important book of the Renaissance, Dante's <i>Divine Comedy</i> culminates in this third and final section, <i>Paradiso.</i> The fourteenth-century allegory portrays a medieval perspective on the afterlife, tracing the poet's voyage across three realms--Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise--to investigate the concepts of sin, guilt, and redemption. Expressed in sublime verse, the trilogy concludes with this challenging and rewarding venture into the dwelling place of God, angels, and the souls of the faithful.<br>Guided by Beatrice, the incarnation of beatific love, Dante undergoes an intellectual journey from doubt to faith. Beatrice instructs the poet in scholastic theology as they pass through the nine spheres of Paradise to the Empyrean, a realm of pure light in which the redeemed experience the bliss of God's immediate presence. This edition features the renowned translation by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and serves as a companion volume to the Dover editions of <i>Inferno</i> and <i>Purgatorio.<br></i><b>www.doverpublications.com</b></p><p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Florentine poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is best known for<i> The Divine Comedy, </i> a three-part epic poem that progresses from Hell (<i>Inferno</i>) to Purgatory to Paradise. Written in the vernacular, rather than Latin or Greek, Dante's masterpiece immediately found a wide audience; it is considered the greatest work of Italian literature and its author is regarded as the father of modern Italian.<br>Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), author of <i>The Song of Hiawatha</i> and other beloved poems, was Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University.
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