Tom LA Books | PARADISO CANTO XVIII Commentary and Analysis @tomlabooks3263 | Uploaded April 2022 | Updated October 2024, 11 hours ago.
Canto XVIII of Dante’s Paradiso - commentary.

Heaven of Mars, transition to heaven of Jupiter. Cacciaguida leaves. Beatrice center stage. The blessed souls in the heaven of Jupiter spell out words in Latin for Dante and form the shape of an eagle.

00:00 Canto XVIII - Overview
03:04 First Tercets
04:50 Centrality of Beatrice
11:27 Crime & Punishment
13:36 Grandpa's Final Words
17:09 Second Part
20:18 Jupiter
25:16 Verses 115 - 117
26:57 Conclusion

Soundtrack: Bolero, Ravel, Wiener Philarmoniker
youtube.com/watch?v=E9PiL5icwic

Translations used for this video:
Allen Mandelbaum barnesandnoble.com/w/paradiso-dante/1139687804
Robert Hollander barnesandnoble.com/w/paradiso-dante/1140792727?ean=9781400031153
Robin Kirkpatrick barnesandnoble.com/w/the-divine-comedy-dante-alighieri/1111306385?ean=9780143107194