{"product_id":"the-divine-comedy-volume-3-paradiso-paperback","title":"The Divine Comedy: Volume 3: Paradiso - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDante Alighieri\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobin Kirkpatrick\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRobin Kirkpatrick\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe radiant climax to Dante's awe-inspiring epic, in a definitive new translation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Having plunged to the utmost depths of Hell and climbed Mount Purgatory in the first two parts of \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, Dante now ascends to Heaven, guided by his beloved Beatrice, to continue his search for God. As he progresses through the spheres of Paradise, he grows ever closer to experiencing divine love in the overwhelming presence of the deity. Examining eternal questions of faith, desire, and enlightenment, Dante exercised all of his learning and wit, wrath and tenderness in his creation of one of the greatest of all Christian allegories. This edition prints Robin Kirkpatrick's impressive new translation alongside Dante's original Italian. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDante Alighieri\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1265. Considered Italy's greatest poet, this scion of a Florentine family mastered in the art of lyric poetry at an early age. His first major work is \u003ci\u003eLa Vita Nuova\u003c\/i\u003e (1292) which is a tribute to Beatrice Portinari, the great love of his life. Married to Gemma Donatic, Dante's political activism resulted in his being exiled from Florence to eventually settle in Ravenna. It is believed that\u003ci\u003e The Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e--comprised of three canticles, \u003ci\u003eThe Inferno, The Purgatorio\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Paradiso\u003c\/i\u003e--was written between 1308 and 1320. Dante Alighieri died in 1321.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Kirkpatrick\u003c\/b\u003e is a widely published Dante scholar. He is fellow of Robinson College and professor of Italian and English literature at Cambridge University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 7.74 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753865969952,"sku":"9780140448979","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9dff8aa9c7b7d2bb2c1d8c1a8051e3ed.webp?v=1780028573","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-divine-comedy-volume-3-paradiso-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}