Description
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.
About the Author
John Ciardi was a distinguished poet and professor, having taught at Harvard and Rutgers universities, and a poetry editor of The Saturday Review. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Institute of Arts and Letters. In 1955 he won the Harriet Monroe Memorial Award, and in 1956, the Prix de Rome. He died in 1986.
Book Information
ISBN 9780451531414
Author Dante Alighieri
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Signet Classics
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Weight(grams) 232g
Dimensions(mm) 168mm * 107mm * 26mm
About the Author
John Ciardi was a distinguished poet and professor, having taught at Harvard and Rutgers universities, and a poetry editor of The Saturday Review. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Institute of Arts and Letters. In 1955 he won the Harriet Monroe Memorial Award, and in 1956, the Prix de Rome. He died in 1986.
Book Information
ISBN 9780451531414
Author Dante Alighieri
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Signet Classics
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Weight(grams) 232g
Dimensions(mm) 168mm * 107mm * 26mm
