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This brilliant new verse translation by Allen Mandelbaum captures the consummate beauty of the third and last part of Dante's Divine Comedy. The Paradiso is a luminous poem of love and light, of optics, angelology, polemics, prayer, prophecy, and transcendent experience. As Dante ascends to... read more
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- Beatrice: Add a description of this character.
- Pilgrim
- Adam
- Virgin Mary
- Piccarda
- John
- Charles Martel
- Peter Damian
- Thomas Aquinas
- Francis
- Solomon
- Virgil
- Bernard
- Hope
- Cacciaguida
- Aeneas
- David
- Henry
- Matt
- Constance
- Dominic
- Diana
- Robert
- Singleton
- Boniface Viii
- James
- Paul
- Clemence
- Gabriel
- Rachel
- Vita
- Caesar
- Daniel
- Ripheus
- Joachim
- Joshua
- Pope Gregory
- Sayers
- Jason
- Troy
- Dido
- Antony
- Latona
- Albertus Magnus
Setting & Locations edit
- Heaven
- Florence
- Rome
- Italy
- Jupiter
- Spain
- St. Benedict
- Mars
- Naples
- Sicily
- Jerusalem
- St. Thomas
- Paradise
- Cunizza
- St. Peter
- France
- Egypt
- Assisi
- Provence
- Ravenna
- Bologna
- Limbo
- Rahab
- Providence
- Inferno
- Perugia
- Hungary
- Anjou
- Verona
- Latium
- Guelphs
- Gospel
- Europe
- Canto
- Aries
- Athens
- Africa
- Paris
- Holy Land
- Itself
First Sentence edit
The glory of Him who moveth everything Doth penetrate the universe, and shine In one part more and in another less.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Dante Alighieri (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Isabella DeCarlo (Author)
- Heathcote Williams (Author)
- John Ciardi
First Edition edit
Original Language: Italian
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1321
ISBN: 0691019126
Page Count: 400
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1321
ISBN: 0691019126
Page Count: 400
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- Dewey: 851.1
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