The Paradiso

The Paradiso - Mass Market Paperbound

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The Paradiso - Mass Market Paperbound

The Paradiso - Mass Market Paperbound

by Dante Alighieri
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Book Overview

by Dante Alighieri (Author), John Ciardi (Translator), John Freccero (Introduction by)

In The Paradiso, Dante explores the goal of human striving: the merging of individual destiny with universal order. One of the towering creations of world literature, this epic discovery of truth is a work of mystical intensity? an immortal hymn to God, Nature, Eternity, and Love.

Author Biography

John Ciardi was a distinguished poet and professor, having taught at Harvard and Rutgers universities, and a poetry editor of The Saturday Review. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Institute of Arts and Letters. In 1955 he won the Harriet Monroe Memorial Award, and in 1956, the Prix de Rome. He died in 1986.

Number of Pages: 400
Dimensions: 1.2 x 6.6 x 4.1 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 06, 2009
ISBN9780451531414
Author Dante Alighieri
PublisherSignet Book
GenreLiterature
FormatOther
PublishedOctober 2009
LanguageENG- English
Pages400
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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