{"product_id":"paradiso-paperback","title":"Paradiso - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDante Alighieri\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHenry Wadsworth Longfellow\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last great literary work of the Middle Ages and the first important book of the Renaissance, Dante's \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e culminates in this third and final section, \u003ci\u003eParadiso.\u003c\/i\u003e The 14th-century allegory portrays a medieval perspective on the afterlife, tracing the poet's voyage across three realms -- Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise -- to investigate the concepts of sin, guilt, and redemption. Expressed in sublime verse, the trilogy concludes with this challenging and rewarding venture into the dwelling place of God, angels, and the souls of the faithful.\u003cbr\u003eGuided by Beatrice, the incarnation of beatific love, Dante undergoes an intellectual journey from doubt to faith. Beatrice instructs the poet in scholastic theology as they pass through the nine spheres of Paradise to the Empyrean, a realm of pure light in which the redeemed experience the bliss of God's immediate presence. This edition features the renowned translation by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and serves as a companion volume to the Dover editions of \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePurgatorio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last great literary work of the Middle Ages and the first important book of the Renaissance, Dante's \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e culminates in this third and final section, \u003ci\u003eParadiso.\u003c\/i\u003e The fourteenth-century allegory portrays a medieval perspective on the afterlife, tracing the poet's voyage across three realms--Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise--to investigate the concepts of sin, guilt, and redemption. Expressed in sublime verse, the trilogy concludes with this challenging and rewarding venture into the dwelling place of God, angels, and the souls of the faithful.\u003cbr\u003eGuided by Beatrice, the incarnation of beatific love, Dante undergoes an intellectual journey from doubt to faith. Beatrice instructs the poet in scholastic theology as they pass through the nine spheres of Paradise to the Empyrean, a realm of pure light in which the redeemed experience the bliss of God's immediate presence. This edition features the renowned translation by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and serves as a companion volume to the Dover editions of \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePurgatorio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.doverpublications.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlorentine poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is best known for\u003ci\u003e The Divine Comedy, \u003c\/i\u003e a three-part epic poem that progresses from Hell (\u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e) to Purgatory to Paradise. Written in the vernacular, rather than Latin or Greek, Dante's masterpiece immediately found a wide audience; it is considered the greatest work of Italian literature and its author is regarded as the father of modern Italian.\u003cbr\u003eHenry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), author of \u003ci\u003eThe Song of Hiawatha\u003c\/i\u003e and other beloved poems, was Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 18, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687783501887,"sku":"9780486815343","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/751527b2474e8fe8e4ae91dbdfd3ebb1.webp?v=1764979784","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/paradiso-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}