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A poet is led by a beloved guide on a spiritual ascent through the celestial spheres, moving from the Moon to the Empyrean. Each canto charts encounters with blessed souls and concentric heavens where moral virtues and theological principles are examined through philosophical discourse and visual metaphors of light and harmony. The narrative integrates classical learning and medieval Christian doctrine to explain cosmic order, justice, and love, and culminates in an ineffable vision of the divine that addresses earthly questions about providence and grace.

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Title: The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Paradise, Complete

Author: Dante Alighieri

Illustrator: Gustave Doré

Translator: Henry Francis Cary

Release date: August 2, 2004 [eBook #8799]
Most recently updated: January 14, 2023

Language: English

Credits: David Widger

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE DIVINE COMEDY BY DANTE, ILLUSTRATED, PARADISE, COMPLETE ***

THE VISION OF PARADISE

BY DANTE ALIGHIERI

ILLUSTRATED BY GUSTAVE DORÉ

TRANSLATED BY
THE REV. H. F. CARY, M.A.