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The Paradiso of Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri · 1899

An edition of Dante's Paradiso with Italian and English texts on facing pages, part of his Divine Comedy.

This is Dante's own poem, the Paradiso, part of the Divine Comedy that defines his legacy.

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Dante Alighieri, The Paradiso of Dante Alighieri (Temple Classics edition), 1899. Internet Archive.

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What it is

A printed edition of the Paradiso, the third part of Dante's Divine Comedy, published in 1899 with the original Italian text alongside an English translation. The scanned book is held by the Internet Archive.

Why it matters

This is Dante's own poetic work, describing his imagined journey through Paradise, and remains central to understanding his religious and philosophical ideas. Parallel-text editions like this one helped spread his work to English readers.

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  • Why might publishers choose to print the Italian and English side by side?
  • What questions arise when comparing a translation to the original wording?
  • What does the care given to this edition suggest about Dante's lasting reputation centuries after his death?

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