384 pages |Paperback

The third volume in Dante’s trilogy, here presented with facing Italian text, extensive annotations and extra material for students

In the third and final part ofThe Divine Comedy, Dante recounts his journey through heaven, after the travails and torments of Hell and the arduous ascent of Mount Purgatory, creating a cosmology of the highest realm of creation which is astonishing in its complexity. In Dantes imagining, Paradise is formed out of concentric spheres surrounding the Earth, beginning with the Moon and ending with the Empyrean. Dante must traverse these ethereal regions guided by his beloved Beatrice, as a means of attaining wisdom, revelation and beatitude.
Containing some of Dantes finest poetry, DantesParadiseis an enduring vision of grace and a powerful allegory for the struggle for redemption. This dual-text edition completes J.G. Nicholss masterful verse translation ofThe Divine Comedy.