Before we dive into Canto VIII of Dante’s Paradiso, I want to share with you all a remarkable thing I’ve run across in the past few days. As you know, I’ve been blogging about Patricia Pearson’s new ...

A reader sends this lengthy but very, very helpful essay by Peter Kalkavage about Dante’s Paradiso. If you aren’t reading it, or even if you are, this is a great overview of the canticle, and a ...

For almost 700 years, Dante’s "Paradiso" has been a tough sell compared with the poet’s trip through hell in "Inferno" and his gritty climb to the top of the world in "Purgatorio." "Paradiso," which ...

The structure of Dante's Paradiso is a mediating sign of "the love that moves the sun and the other stars." Each time Dante the pilgrim moves to a higher sphere, his visionary power grows, passing ...

Dante Studies, the official annual of the Dante Society of America, is dedicated to the furtherance of the study of the works of Dante Alighieri. Its editorial board welcomes submissions, in English ...