The Paradiso

　　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.

How to Read Dante
Introduction
THE PARADISO
Selected Works by John Ciardi
The Ciardi Translations: Paradiso
ILLUSTRATIONS
The Position of the Sun at the Vernal Equinox
The M Forms the Body of the Eagle
The Mystic Rose

　　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.