ParadisoOxford University Press, USA, 1961 M12 31 - 504 pages An invaluable source of pleasure to those English readers who wish to read this great medieval classic with true understanding, Sinclair's three-volume prose translation of Dante's Divine Comedy provides both the original Italian text and the Sinclair translation, arranged on facing pages, and commentaries, appearing after each canto, which serve as brilliant examples of genuine literary criticism. This volume contains the complete translation of Dante's Paradiso. |
Contents
The appeal to Apollo the ascent from the earth the order of the universe | 19 |
The Sphere of the Moon the spots on the Moon the influences of the heavens | 33 |
Faithfulness marred by inconstancy Piccarda Donati the Empress Constance | 49 |
Dantes questions the souls appearing in the spheres really in the Empyrean violence no excuse for failure of the will the intellects demand for truth | 61 |
The sanctity of vows the Sphere of Mercury service marred by ambition | 75 |
Justinian the flight of the Eagle Romeo | 87 |
The divine vengeance the plan of salvation | 103 |
The Sphere of Venus love marred by wantonness Charles Martel diversities of temperament | 117 |
The speech of the Eagle the question of the virtuous heathen the mystery of Divine Justice the wickedness of Christian kings | 271 |
Just rulers in the eye of the Eagle Trajan and Ripheus the salvation of pagans predestination | 287 |
The Sphere of Saturn the contemplatives the ladder St Peter Damian monastic degeneracy | 303 |
St Benedict the degeneracy of the Benedictines the ascent to the Starry Sphere the sight of the earth | 317 |
The Church Triumphant Christ Mary and Gabriel their ascent | 331 |
St Peter his examination of Dante on faith | 345 |
St James his examination of Dante on hope St John | 359 |
St Johns examination of Dante on love Adam Dantes questions | 373 |
Cunizza Folco repentance transformed to praise Rahab | 133 |
The Sphere of the Sun the wise the First Circle St Thomas Aquinas | 147 |
The story of St Francis the decadence of the Dominicans | 163 |
The Second Circle St Bonaventura the story of St Dominic the decadence of the Franciscans | 175 |
Creation perfect in Adam and in Christ Solomons gift of kingly understanding warning against hasty judgements | 189 |
The resurrection of the body the Third Circle the Sphere of Mars the courageous the cross of souls | 201 |
Cacdaguida ancient Florence | 215 |
Family pride the decline of great Florentine families | 229 |
Dantes futures Can Grande Cacciaguidas charge to Dante | 243 |
The fighting saints the Sphere of Jupiter just rulers the Eagle of souls | 257 |
St Peters denunciation of the Church the ascent to the Crystalline Sphere Beatrice on human degeneracy | 387 |
The Angelic circlet | 403 |
The creation and functions of the angels the foolishness of preachers | 417 |
The ascent to the Empyrean the river of light the Celestial Rose | 431 |
The angels in the Rose the ascent of Beatrice St Bernard the Virgin | 447 |
The saints in the Rose the children among the elect | 463 |
St Bernards prayer the Beatific Vision | 479 |
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