Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321.
The paradiso / Dante Alighieri ; translated by John Ciardi ; with an introduction by John Freccero and an afterword by Edward M. Cifelli. - New York : New American Library,, c1970. - xxxiv, 365 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cm. - Signet Classics .
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: How to read Dante -- Introduction -- The paradiso -- Selected works by John Ciardi -- The ciardi translations: Paradiso.
The final canticle of Dante's "The Divine Comedy" shares the ultimate goal of human striving: the merging of individual destiny with universal order. One of the towering creations of world literature, Dante's vision of universal harmony and eternal salvation is an immortal hymn to God, Nature, Eternity, and Love.
English, translated from Italian.
9780451531414 [paperback]
Paradise--Poetry.
The paradiso / Dante Alighieri ; translated by John Ciardi ; with an introduction by John Freccero and an afterword by Edward M. Cifelli. - New York : New American Library,, c1970. - xxxiv, 365 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cm. - Signet Classics .
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: How to read Dante -- Introduction -- The paradiso -- Selected works by John Ciardi -- The ciardi translations: Paradiso.
The final canticle of Dante's "The Divine Comedy" shares the ultimate goal of human striving: the merging of individual destiny with universal order. One of the towering creations of world literature, Dante's vision of universal harmony and eternal salvation is an immortal hymn to God, Nature, Eternity, and Love.
English, translated from Italian.
9780451531414 [paperback]
Paradise--Poetry.