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The Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri

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Paradiso

Canto I - The Ascent to the First Heaven. The Sphere of Fire.

4 mins

Canto II - The First Heaven, the Moon: Spirits who, having taken Sacred Vows, were forced to violate them. The Lunar Spots.

4 mins

Canto III - Piccarda Donati and the Empress Constance.

4 mins

Canto IV - Questionings of the Soul and of Broken Vows.

4 mins

Canto V - Discourse of Beatrice on Vows and Compensations. Ascent to the Second Heaven, Mercury: Spirits who for the Love of Fame achieved great Deeds.

4 mins

Canto VI - Justinian. The Roman Eagle. The Empire. Romeo.

4 mins

Canto VII - Beatrice’s Discourse of the Crucifixion, the Incarnation, the Immortality of the Soul, and the Resurrection of the Body.

4 mins

Canto VIII - Ascent to the Third Heaven, Venus: Lovers. Charles Martel. Discourse on diverse Natures.

4 mins

Canto IX - Cunizza da Romano, Folco of Marseilles, and Rahab. Neglect of the Holy Land.

4 mins

Canto X - The Fourth Heaven, the Sun: Theologians and Fathers of the Church. The First Circle. St. Thomas of Aquinas.

4 mins

Canto XI - St. Thomas recounts the Life of St. Francis. Lament over the State of the Dominican Order.

4 mins

Canto XII - St. Buonaventura recounts the Life of St. Dominic. Lament over the State of the Franciscan Order. The Second Circle.

4 mins

Canto XIII - Of the Wisdom of Solomon. St. Thomas reproaches Dante’s Judgement.

4 mins

Canto XIV - The Third Circle. Discourse on the Resurrection of the Flesh. The Fifth Heaven, Mars: Martyrs and Crusaders who died fighting for the true Faith. The Celestial Cross.

4 mins

Canto XV - Cacciaguida. Florence in the Olden Time.

4 mins

Canto XVI - Dante’s Noble Ancestry. Cacciaguida’s Discourse of the Great Florentines.

4 mins

Canto XVII - Cacciaguida’s Prophecy of Dante’s Banishment.

4 mins

Canto XVIII - The Sixth Heaven, Jupiter: Righteous Kings and Rulers. The Celestial Eagle. Dante’s Invectives against ecclesiastical Avarice.

4 mins

Canto XIX - The Eagle discourses of Salvation, Faith, and Virtue. Condemnation of the vile Kings of A.D. 1300.

4 mins

Canto XX - The Eagle praises the Righteous Kings of old. Benevolence of the Divine Will.

4 mins

Canto XXI - The Seventh Heaven, Saturn: The Contemplative. The Celestial Stairway. St. Peter Damiano. His Invectives against the Luxury of the Prelates.

4 mins

Canto XXII - St. Benedict. His Lamentation over the Corruption of Monks. The Eighth Heaven, the Fixed Stars.

4 mins

Canto XXIII - The Triumph of Christ. The Virgin Mary. The Apostles. Gabriel.

4 mins

Canto XXIV - The Radiant Wheel. St. Peter examines Dante on Faith.

4 mins

Canto XXV - The Laurel Crown. St. James examines Dante on Hope. Dante’s Blindness.

4 mins

Canto XXVI - St. John examines Dante on Charity. Dante’s Sight. Adam.

4 mins

Canto XXVII - St. Peter’s reproof of bad Popes. The Ascent to the Ninth Heaven, the ‘Primum Mobile.’

4 mins

Canto XXVIII - God and the Angelic Hierarchies.

4 mins

Canto XXIX - Beatrice’s Discourse of the Creation of the Angels, and of the Fall of Lucifer. Her Reproof of Foolish and Avaricious Preachers.

4 mins

Canto XXX - The Tenth Heaven, or Empyrean. The River of Light. The Two Courts of Heaven. The White Rose of Paradise. The great Throne.

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Canto XXXI - The Glory of Paradise. Departure of Beatrice. St. Bernard.

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Canto XXXII - St. Bernard points out the Saints in the White Rose.

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Canto XXXIII - Prayer to the Virgin. The Threefold Circle of the Trinity. Mystery of the Divine and Human Nature.

4 mins

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