Paradiso
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Table of contents
- Cover1
- Title Page2
- Copyright Page4
- Note5
- Contents6
- I. The Ascent to the First Heaven9
- II. The First Heaven, or that of the Moon, in which are seen the Spirits of those who, having taken Monastic Vows, were forced to violate them10
- III. Piccarda and Constance11
- IV. Questionings of the Soul and of Broken Vows12
- V. Compensations. Ascent to the Second Heaven, or that of Mercury, where are seen the Spirits of those who for the Love of Fame achieved great Deeds13
- VI. Justinian.—The Roman Eagle.—Romeo14
- VII. Beatrice’s Discourse of the Incarnation, the Immortality of the Soul, and the Resurrection of the Body15
- VIII. Ascent to the Third Heaven, or that of Venus, where are seen the Spirits of Lovers. —Charles Martel16
- IX. Cunizza, Folco of Marseilles, and Rahab17
- X. The Fourth Heaven, or that of the Sun, where are seen the Spirits of Theologians and Fathers of the Church.—St. Thomas Aquinas18
- XI. St. Thomas Aquinas recounts the Life of St. Francis19
- XII. St. Buonaventura recounts the Life of St. Dominic20
- XIII. Of the Wisdom of Solomon21
- XIV. The Fifth Heaven, or that of Mars, where are seen the Spirits of Martyrs, and of Crusaders who died fighting for the true Faith. —The Celestial Cross22
- XV. Cacciaguida.—Florence in the Olden Time23
- XVI. Cacciaguida’s Discourse of the Great Florentines24
- XVII. Cacciaguida’s Prophecy of Dante’s Banishment25
- XVIII. The Sixth Heaven, or that of Jupiter, where are seen the Spirits of Righteous Kings and Rulers. —The Celestial Eagle26
- XIX. The Eagle discourses of Salvation by Faith27
- XX. The Eagle praises the Righteous Kings of old28
- XXI. The Seventh Heaven, or that of Saturn, where are seen the Spirits of the Contemplative.—The Celestial Stairway.—St. Peter Damiano.—His Invectives against the Luxury of the Prelates29
- XXII. St. Benedict.—His Lamentation over the Corruption of the Monks.—The Eighth Heaven, or that of the Fixed Stars30
- XXIII. The Triumph of Christ31
- XXIV. St. Peter examines Dante upon Faith32
- XXV. St. James examines Dante upon Hope33
- XXVI. St. John examines Dante upon Charity34
- XXVII. St. Peter’s reproof of bad Popes.—The Ascent to the Ninth Heaven, or the Primum Mobile35
- XXVIII. God and the Celestial Hierarchies36
- XXIX. Beatrice’s Discourse of the Creation of the Angels, and of the Fall of Lucifer.—Her Reproof of the Ignorance and Avarice of Preachers, and the Sale of Indulgences37
- XXX. The Tenth Heaven, or Empyrean.—The River of Light.—The Two Courts of Heaven. —The White Rose of Paradise38
- XXXI. The Glory of Paradise.—St. Bernard39
- XXXII. St. Bernard points out the Saints in the White Rose40
- XXXIII. Prayer to the Virgin.—The Threefold Circle of the Trinity.—Mystery of the Divine and Human Nature41
- Notes42
The last great literary work of the Middle Ages and the first important book of the Renaissance, Dante's Divine Comedy culminates in this third and final section, Paradiso. 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. Guided 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 Inferno and Purgatorio.