What Canto is Paradiso?
What Canto is Paradiso? Paradiso Canto I (Ascent to First Heaven): As we open the third and last canticle of Dante's Comedy, Dante is flying towards Heaven (or Paradise), with Beatrice alongside. He sees some amazing sights along the way. How would you interpret the ending of Paradiso? In the final moments of Paradiso—and of the entire Comedy—Dante understands what he sees. Of course, we're not allowed to see what he gets. Dante would say his understanding ultimately cannot be expressed in words, but we're told he receives understanding that no other living man has gotten. How many Cantos are...