The Divine Comedy. Paradise

Paradiso is the final installment of Dante's Divine Comedy, portraying the poet’s visionary journey through Heaven guided by Beatrice, with the allegorical goal of ascending the soul toward God. The poem depicts Heaven as a series of concentric spheres representing different celestial bodies and virtues, emphasizing the spiritual ascent through the cardinal and theological virtues. Written in the early 14th century, it concludes Dante's exploration of the soul's union with the divine.