Paradiso
Introduction + Context
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Canto 1 Canto 2 Canto 3 Canto 4 Canto 5 Canto 6 Canto 7 Canto 8 Canto 9 Canto 10 Canto 11 Canto 12 Canto 13 Canto 14 Canto 15 Canto 16 Canto 17 Canto 18 Canto 19 Canto 20 Canto 21 Canto 22 Canto 23 Canto 24 Canto 25 Canto 26 Canto 27 Canto 28 Canto 29 Canto 30 Canto 31 Canto 32 Canto 33
Themes
All Themes Earthly and Heavenly Justice Creation and God’s Providence God’s Character and Will Vision, Knowledge, and the Pursuit of God Language and the Ineffable
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Characters
All Characters Dante Alighieri Beatrice Piccarda dei Donati Empress Constance Justinian Charles Martel Cunizza da Romano Folco of Marseilles Thomas Aquinas Eagle St. Bernard of Clairvaux Adam
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All Terms Providence Primum Mobile Empyrean
Symbols
All Symbols Light
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Paradiso

by

Dante Alighieri

Paradiso Symbols

Light

Throughout Paradiso, light symbolizes the presence or knowledge of God. On the surface, light’s simplicity suggests God’s purity and perfect self-sufficiency. But light also suggests God’s constant generosity, as God’s love and grace naturally…

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