<P> Paradiso ( pronounced ( paraˈdiːzo ) ; Italian for `` Paradise '' or `` Heaven '' ) is the third and final part of Dante 's Divine Comedy , following the Inferno and the Purgatorio . It is an allegory telling of Dante 's journey through Heaven , guided by Beatrice , who symbolises theology . In the poem , Paradise is depicted as a series of concentric spheres surrounding the Earth , consisting of the Moon , Mercury , Venus , the Sun , Mars , Jupiter , Saturn , the Fixed Stars , the Primum Mobile and finally , the Empyrean . It was written in the early 14th century . Allegorically , the poem represents the soul 's ascent to God . </P>
<P> Paradiso ( pronounced ( paraˈdiːzo ) ; Italian for `` Paradise '' or `` Heaven '' ) is the third and final part of Dante 's Divine Comedy , following the Inferno and the Purgatorio . It is an allegory telling of Dante 's journey through Heaven , guided by Beatrice , who symbolises theology . In the poem , Paradise is depicted as a series of concentric spheres surrounding the Earth , consisting of the Moon , Mercury , Venus , the Sun , Mars , Jupiter , Saturn , the Fixed Stars , the Primum Mobile and finally , the Empyrean . It was written in the early 14th century . Allegorically , the poem represents the soul 's ascent to God . </P>
who serves as dante 's guide through paradise
who serves as dante 's guide through paradise
Beatrice
Beatrice