Paradiso-Paradise
The Divine Comedy by ISBN: 9780195004144Publication Date: 1961-12-31Paradiso is the final part of Dante’s Divine Comedy. In this part, Dante is led through Paradiso (heaven) by his love Beatrice and also by St. Benard. Paradiso is divided into spheres, each representing a celestial body (the moon, the sun, Mercury, etc). These spheres each are represented by a different quality in which its inhabitants have perfected. The final part of Dante’s Divine Comedy, Paradiso represents a soul's final ascent to God.
Dante's Inferno, Purgatorio & Paradiso - A Complete Summary of The Divine Comedy
Starts at 1:25:12 Paradiso
Introduction to Paradiso
The Cambridge Companion to Dante provides analysis on each cantica of the poem. The significance and explanation of the poet's journey are included. Jacoff enhances the reader's experience of the Divine Comedy by providing analysis and contextualization to the poem's final part Paradiso.