{"id":6809016369219,"title":"DANTE'S PARADISE","handle":"dantes-paradise","description":"\u003cb\u003eDante's Paradise: A Study on Part III of the Divine Comedy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Anthony Esolen, Ph.D.\u003cbr\u003e4 DVDs come with a Lecture Guide. \u003cbr\u003e8 Lectures are approximately 30 minutes each. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou have travelled into the depths of the Inferno. You have accompanied Dante and Virgil through the mysteries of Mount Purgatory. Finally, together with blessed Beatrice, enter into the indescribable glory of Heaven. Dante imagines that Paradise consists of nine celestial spheres which surround the Throne of God. It is like a blossoming rose, each petal reveals further splendor and glory the nearer we come to the center. Each sphere is associated with one of the cardinal virtues -- prudence, fortitude, justice, temperance -- or one of the theological -- faith, hope, charity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Beatific Vision\u003cbr\u003eDante imagines that Paradise consists of nine celestial spheres which surround the very Throne of God at the center. It is like a blossoming rose, each petal reveals further splendor and glory the nearer we come to the center. Yet, in a way, Dante's journey to God read something like science fiction - after all, he and Beatrice travel through: The Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn\u003cbr\u003eThe \"Fixed Stars\" - a region medievals imagined to contain all stars except the SunAnd finally, through the \"Primum Mobile\" - the sphere which causes the motion of all other spheres within it because it is moved directly by God In each astral location, Dante and Beatrice meet the blessed souls who enjoy the bliss of Heaven. Unlike Purgatory and the Inferno which are arranged by different types of sin, Paradise is structured according to virtue. Each sphere is associated with one of the cardinal virtues - prudence, fortitude, justice, temperance - or one of the theological virtues - faith, hope, charity. Poetry of the Highest Order\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Esolen who has served as your guide through both the Inferno and Purgatory will guide you through the profound and elevated poetry of Paradise. An expert who has taught Dante to college students for more than twenty years, Professor Esolen is also the preeminent modern translator of the entire Divine Comedy from the original Italian. Dante can rightly be called the greatest poet who ever lived because he chose for the subject of his epic poem the greatest subject ever conceived - namely the whole purpose and end of man. Dante's imaginative genius gave us both astonishing human and theological insights and perhaps the most beautiful verse describing Heaven ever written. Discover the ineffable majesty of Paradise with Professor Esolen and complete the journey of all men who have conquered self through the sufferings in Purgatory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLECTURES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCantos 1–5: Man Soaring Beyond Man\u003cbr\u003eReunited with blessed Beatrice, Dante ascends into the realm of Paradise where he rises through the realms of the Moon and Mercury.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCantos 6–9: Glory and Love\u003cbr\u003eDante begins to comprehend the majesty and justice of God’s grace, and arrives at the realm of Venus, which is filled with souls who are brighter than any earthly lamp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCantos 10–13: The Empire of the Sun\u003cbr\u003eBeatrice draws Dante upwards, into the realm of the Sun where he meets St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Dominic, and St. Bonaventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCantos 14–17: The Fighting Christian\u003cbr\u003eIn the realm of Mars, Dante sees a vision of the Cross of Christ and meets the soul of one of his ancestors, a great statesman of Florence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCantos 18–21: The Providence of God\u003cbr\u003eDante meets the souls of saintly and just rulers in the sphere of Jupiter, where he also receives a vision which is like an eagle, speaking of God’s goodness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCantos 22–25: Dante Takes His Final Exams\u003cbr\u003eDante reaches the sphere of the fixed stars were he meets the apostles St. Peter and St. James; they examine Dante on the virtues of faith and hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCantos 26–29: Angelic Love\u003cbr\u003eBlinded by the brilliant light emanating forth from St. John, Dante completes his examination on the last and greatest of the theological virtues, charity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCantos 30–33: The Love that Moves the Sun and Stars\u003cbr\u003eAt the end of his journey, Dante is graced with a vision of the Trinity itself; but even he cannot describe what he seems, so infinite and sublime is the existence of God.","published_at":"2023-05-22T16:00:03","created_at":"2023-05-22T16:00:03","vendor":"TAN BOOKS\/ST. 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