Project Gutenberg 2004-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 141 Dante Alighieri 1265 1321 Alighieri, Dante Doré, Gustave 1832 1883 Dore, Gustave Doré, Louis Christophe Paul Gustave Doré, Louis Auguste Gustave Dorè, Gustave Cary, Henry Francis 1772 1844 Cary, H. F. (Henry Francis) The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Paradise, Volume 1 Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Widger "The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Paradise, Volume 1" by Dante Alighieri is a monumental allegorical poem written during the early 14th century, in the late Middle Ages. It is the third part of a trilogy that also includes "Inferno" and "Purgatorio," exploring themes of divine justice, redemption, and the relationship between Man and God. The work is a deep meditation on moral and spiritual philosophy, framed by an epic journey through Heaven. In this volume, Dante, guided by Beatrice—his idealized love—ascends through the celestial spheres of Paradise. Each canto unveils a new level of Heaven, filled with blessed souls who interact with Dante, providing insights about divine love and the nature of God's grace. Notable figures such as Justinian and various saints illustrate the rewards of a virtuous life and the complexities surrounding free will and predestination. Throughout their ascent, Dante grapples with profound theological questions, reconciling human imperfections with the notion of divine justice. Ultimately, "Paradise" serves as a climactic exploration of enlightenment, truth, and the eternal beauty of God. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Epic poetry, Italian -- Translations into English Italian poetry -- To 1400 -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 125716 124984 2024-10-04T08:45:58.627717 2023-10-04T08:10:14.961672 text/html text/html 122037 2021-01-02T14:09:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1909398 2021-01-02T14:09:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2003899 2024-10-04T08:46:03.232664 application/epub+zip 1999603 2024-10-04T08:45:59.418680 application/epub+zip 98005 2024-10-04T08:45:58.952696 application/epub+zip 2058357 2024-10-04T08:46:05.912688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2029530 2024-10-04T08:46:02.462683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134749 2022-09-04T11:57:29.397188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106790 106783 2024-10-04T08:45:57.991705 2023-10-04T08:10:14.362664 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 106538 2021-01-02T14:09:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44109 2021-01-02T14:09:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21610 2024-10-04T08:46:06.063639 application/rdf+xml 10627 2024-10-04T08:45:59.033697 image/jpeg 1831 2024-10-04T08:45:58.993688 image/jpeg 1910475 2024-10-04T08:45:58.690735 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia it.wikipedia