The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Florentine/Cantica III: Paradise (Penguin Classics)

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Summary: Part III is on par with the previous II!
Review: I must first say that I was a bit perplexed to see that I was going to be the first to write a review on this book. Regardless of this, I must say that found The Comedy of Dante Alighieri : The Florentine/Cantica III : Paradise (Penguin Classics) by Alighieri Dante, et al to definetely to be in par with the previous two books, e.g., Inferno and Pergatory. Dante has a way with his language that he makes the words dance and sing; and therefore, often confusing texts suddenly become fully understandable. I did however find that some of the latter cantos to be difficult to understand; based on the fact that here he, i.e., Dante discuse allot of religious issues that were contemporary at the time. Overall, I would very much recommend this book, i.e., The Comedy of Dante Alighieri : The Florentine/Cantica III : Paradise (Penguin Classics) by Alighieri Dante, et al and I would have to say that I consider it to be one of the most interesting, thoughtworthy, and intriguing books that I have ever read.

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Summary: Quella che m'paradisa la mia mente
Review: The elevated sound of poetry are here heard. Not fisical reality, but the ideal; In the Paradiso, ideas and feelings are visible. Dante sees God's unexpressible force: love.

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Summary: Hame one cannot give 6 stars...
Review: This is not the most up - to - date translation: however, it is one of the more worthy bits of the history that has grown up around the Comedy, and its perspective is still of practical use. (She actually tries to avoid Freud, for example). Her misunderstandings are ones we can overlook, and she could even help to correct any new ones (not that I do not have full faith in our, er, "currentness", of course!) that might arise.
As for the work of the Master himself, what can one say? Its the best book in world history (have not read any better: and I am, in all humillity, considered something of a reader).
Simply put, its Heaven.