Part of: The Divine Comedy, in 3 vols. (Langdon trans.) The Divine Comedy, vol. 3 (Paradiso) (English trans.)

Dante’s masterwork is a 3 volume work written in Italian rather than Latin. It embraces human individuality and happiness in a way which suggests the beginning of the Renaissance. This voume contains the English translation only. Vol. 3 Paradiso (Heaven) shows the beauty and the rewards awaiting those who have been blessed by God.

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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri. The Italian Text with a Translation in English Blank Verse and a Commentary by Courtney Langdon, Vol. 3 Paradiso (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1921).

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