Epic: Heaven Chapter: Heaven Chapter

Author: Dante
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Publish Date: 2001-05-01
Features: The story of The Divine Comedy is written in the form of medieval allegorical literature. The protagonist of the work is Dante himself. The book is divided into three parts: Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. It depicts both the dark reality of the human world and the beautiful aspirations for the afterlife. This style, which is neither purely realistic nor purely romantic, is one of the major characteristics of the work. Paradiso (The Paradise) consists of thirty-three cantos, written in terza rima. Paradise is a realm of happiness and joy, characterized by brilliant and radiant hues. Dante imagines Paradise as composed of the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Fixed Stars, Crystalline Sphere (Primum Mobile), and the pure fire of eternity beyond time and space.