Dante Alighieri The Divine Comedy: Paradiso (Deluxe Library Edition) Hardcover Book

After an initial ascension, Beatrice guides Dante through the ninecelestial spheresofHeaven. These are concentric and spherical, as inAristotelianandPtolemaiccosmology. The structure of Paradisois based on thefour cardinal virtuesand thethree theological virtues. In Paradiso, Dante meets and converses with several great saints of the Church, includingSaint Peter, andSt. John. Allegorically, the poem represents the souls ascent to God. TheDivine Comedy represents a vision of theafterlifeof themedieval worldviewas it had developed in theWestern Churchby the 14th century. The narrative describes Dantes travels throughHell, Purgatory, and Paradise, whileallegoricallythe poem represents the souls journey towards God. The poem is widely considered to be the preeminent work inItalian literatureand one of the greatest works ofworld literature. | Dante Alighieri The Divine Comedy: Paradiso (Deluxe Library Edition) Hardcover Book