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Title: Dante's Paradise: A Study on Part III of The Divine Comedy
Author: Anthony Esolen, Ph.D.
Narrator: Anthony Esolen, Ph.D.
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs 4 mins
Language: English
Release date: 2018-11-28
Publisher: Findaway Voices
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Health & Wellness, Christianity, Naturopathy & New Age
Publisher's Summary:
You've followed Dante through the dreaded gates of Hell, to the arduous slopes of Mount Purgatory, and now, finally, to the transcendence of the Heavenly Court.With Dr. Anthony Esolen, you've travelled into the depths of theInferno. You've witnessed the terrible hopelessness of Hell and the bitter punishments for sinners there.You've accompanied Dante and Virgil through the mysteries of Mount Purgatory where sinners are purged of all attachment to sin.Finally, together with blessed Beatrice, enter into the indescribable glory of Heaven.The Beatific VisionDante imagines thatParadiseconsists of nine celestial spheres which surround the very Throne of God at the center. It is like a blossoming rose, each petal reveals further splendor and glory the nearer we come to the center. Yet, in a way, Dante's journey to God reads something like science fiction - after all, he and Beatrice travel through:The Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, and SaturnThe Fixed Stars - a region medievals imagined to contain all stars except the SunAnd finally, through the Primum Mobile - the sphere which causes the motion of all other spheres within it because it is moved directly by GodIn each astral location, Dante and Beatrice meet the blessed souls who enjoy the bliss of Heaven.UnlikePurgatoryand theInferno, which are arranged by different types of sin,Paradiseis structured according to virtue. Each sphere is associated with one of the cardinal virtues - prudence, fortitude, justice, and temperance - or one of the theological virtues - faith, hope, and charity.Poetry of the Highest OrderProfessor Esolen who has served as your guide through both theInfernoandPurgatorywill guide you through the profound and elevated poetry ofParadise.An expert who has taught Dante to college students for more than twenty years, Professor Esolen is also the preeminent modern translator of the entireDivine Comedyfrom the original Italian.Dante can rightly be called the greatest poet who ever lived, because he chose for the subject of his epic poem the greatest subject ever conceived - namely, the whole purpose and end of man. Dante's imaginative genius gave us both astonishing human and theological insights and perhaps the most beautiful verse describing Heaven ever written.Discover the ineffable majesty ofParadisewith Professor Esolen and complete the journey of all men who have conquered the self through the sufferings ofPurgatory.