{"product_id":"divine-comedy-book-dante-alighieri-9780451616753","title":"Divine Comedy","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Paradiso\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eDante Alighieri\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDante\u003c\/b\u003e's\u003ci\u003e Paradiso\u003c\/i\u003e, often thrown into shadow by the first two parts of \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, features one of the most sublime, luminous, and exciting visions in all of literature--that of Heaven itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving climbed the mountain of Purgatory, Dante begins to ascend to the heights of the universe with his beloved Beatrice as guide. They soar through the nine spheres of heaven--the moon, Mercury, Venus, the sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, the stars, and the Prime Mover. Along the way Dante meets people he knew on Earth, who now appear as dazzling jewels, and many others whom he had always wanted to meet, such as St. Thomas Aquinas, Saint Bonaventure, and his great-great-grandfather. Finally, Dante reaches Heaven, where incredibly beautiful scenes--brilliant lights and colors, and flowering gardens-- unfold before his eyes, always accompanied by celestial music. Heaven, he learns, is not a place of boring rest, but one of joyful activity, dancing and singing, and endless movement and surprises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA poem of true heroic fulfillment, \u003ci\u003eParadiso\u003c\/i\u003e stands as literature's greatest hymn to the glory of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Bondanella\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian at Indiana University. Julia Conaway Bondanella is Professor of Italian at Indiana University. Both have translated works from Italian and have published extensively on Italian culture and art.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50356160102673,"sku":"CIN0451616758A","price":17.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0451616758.jpg?v=1751391289","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/divine-comedy-book-dante-alighieri-9780451616753","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}