Paradise
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“If there is any justice in the world of books, [Esolen’s] will be the standard Dante . . . for some time to come.”–Robert Royal, Crisis
In this, the concluding volume of The Divine Comedy, Dante ascends from the devastation of the Inferno and the trials of Purgatory. Led by his beloved Beatrice, he enters Paradise, to profess his faith, hope, and love before the Heavenly court. Completed shortly before his death, Paradise is the volume that perhaps best expresses Dante’s spiritual philosophy about resurrection, redemption, and the nature of divinity. It also affords modern-day readers a clear window into late medieval perceptions about faith. A bilingual text, classic illustrations by Gustave Doré, an appendix that reproduces Dante’s key sources, and other features make this the definitive edition of Dante’s ultimate masterwork.
Anthony Esolen
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Anthony Esolen is a Princeton graduate, the author or translator of thirty books (including Dante's Divine Comedy), and a regular contributor to Crisis Magazine, Chronicles, Touchstone, Magnificat, American Greatness, and Front Porch Republic. Dr. Esolen is widely praised as one of the best Catholic writers of our age. His engaging, conversational style opens eyes, engages minds, and changes hearts. He has been a professor of English since 1988. He and his wife Debra publish the web magazine Word and Song, designed, by means of linguistic history, music, art, classic poetry, and film, to bring to people daily encounters with what is beautiful, good, and true.
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