Paradiso
Book description
With his journeys through Hell and Purgatory complete, Dante is at last led by his beloved Beatrice to Paradise. Where his experiences in the Inferno and Purgatorio were arduous and harrowing, this is a journey of comfort, revelation, and, above all, love-both romantic and divine. Robert Hollander is a Dante…
Why read it?
1 author picked Paradiso as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Have you ever wished you could read the mind of someone you love? Medieval theologians liked to speculate about heaven, but only Dante dared to imagine its social life. I’m especially struck by how he represents telepathy as a celestial way of life. The blessed not only see God; they also see him in one another, so their minds are completely open to each other’s thoughts.
In a realm where envy is impossible, purity of soul enables a spiritual intimacy that models what community might look like in the city of the redeemed.
From Barbara's list on being a person in community.
Want books like Paradiso?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 80 books like Paradiso.
Share your top 3 reads of 2024!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,206
readers submitted
so far, will you?
