A Translation of Dante´s Paradiso (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from A Translation of Dante´s Paradiso In the last Canto of the Purgatorio Dante was left in the other Hemisphere, and on the summit of the Mount of Purgatory, under the Meridian Circle, this being the position of the earthly Paradise. The Paradiso opens with the ascent of Beatrice and the Poet towards the starry firmament. They first approach the concavity of the sphere of fire, which is the same as the convexity or superficies of the air through which they had passed. They are then carried upwards into the concavity of the Moon, from whence they pass into that of Mercury, which is the same as the convexity of the Lunar Heaven. In like manner they ascend from planet to planet, until they reach the concavity of the Primum Mobile, or Ninth Sphere. Above this is situated the Empyrean Heaven, the immediate abode of the Almighty, which, itself immoveable, moves and rules the whole universe. It will be perceived, then, that Dante follows the astronomical system of Ptolemy. He places the earth immoveable in the centre of the universe. Around it he makes the different spheres or heavens to revolve in orbits circular and concentric; the swiftness of their respective movements being in the order of their distance from the centre. These heavens are, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn; the eighth is that of the Fixed Stars; the ninth is the Primum Mobile, which impresses its movement on the others. Above, beyond, and around them all is the Empyrean. The Heavenly Paradise is described by the Poet as being in the form of a pure white rose. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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