The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Paradise, Volume 2 by Dante Alighieri

"The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Paradise, Volume 2" by Dante Alighieri is an Italian narrative poem begun around 1308 and completed around 1321. This epic journey follows Dante through the three realms of the afterlife—Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven—guided by the poet Virgil and his beloved Beatrice. The work explores divine justice and the soul's journey toward God, drawing on medieval Catholic theology and philosophy. Paradiso depicts the final ascent through the celestial spheres, representing the soul's ultimate union with the divine. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Illustrator Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883
Translator Cary, Henry Francis, 1772-1844
Title The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Paradise, Volume 2
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy
Credits Produced by David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Epic poetry, Italian -- Translations into English
Subject Italian poetry -- To 1400 -- Translations into English
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EBook-No. 8797
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 2, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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