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The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Paradise, Volume 1

By Dante Alighieri

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Guided by love through the highest realms, a pilgrim seeks ultimate understanding and a glimpse of the divine.

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2004-08-01
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"The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Paradise, Volume 1" by Dante Alighieri is an iconic poem that journeys into the highest reaches of Heaven to discover divine wisdom. As the final part of a three-part series, the book concludes a journey through Hell and Purgatory, turning its view toward spiritual perfection and godly love. Led by the radiant Beatrice, the main character travels upward through the different layers of Paradise, encountering a host of holy figures who reveal deeper understandings of virtue, fate, and divine grace. Each encounter serves as a lesson in spiritual progress, as the main character struggles with questions of morality and tries to grasp the boundless nature of divinity. The poem is saturated with allegorical significance, offering a rich exploration of redemption, enlightenment, and the all-encompassing power of God.

About the Author

Dante Alighieri, widely known mononymously as Dante, was an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered one of the most important poems of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language.

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