In spite of all the sheer effort put behind it, Dante's
Paradiso is not easy to enjoy. It is an alliance
between difficulty and controversy. It is a narration of
Dante's so called visit to heaven, which seems
tangible to no one but him. He slowly gives us his
perceived account while inserting an archive of
philosophical tidbits, which often divert the reader's
attention from the supposed plot.
Dante claims himself gifted and says that all his said
experiences are ones that he encountered first-hand.
And so the reader is assumed to believe that the
author is not in a make-believe world and his
arguments with heavenly beings are actually
marvelous adventures. The theme is not relevant at
all to the present, as scholars today would say that
his ideas are primitive and unsubstantial. The only
thing applicable to today be the fact that it is based
on the timeless issue: the afterlife. And as he inserts
his personal views in life, he does it in an
authoritative method......
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