| I. The Ascent to the First Heaven. The Sphere of Fire. |
| II. The First Heaven, the Moon: Spirits who, having taken Sacred Vows, were forced to violate them. The Lunar Spots. |
| III. Piccarda Donati and the Empress Constance. |
| IV. Questionings of the Soul and of Broken Vows. |
| V. Discourse of Beatrice on Vows and Compensations. Ascent to the Second Heaven, Mercury: Spirits who for the Love of Fame achieved great Deeds. |
| VI. Justinian. The Roman Eagle. The Empire. Romeo. |
| VII. Beatrice’s Discourse of the Crucifixion, the Incarnation, the Immortality of the Soul, and the Resurrection of the Body. |
| VIII. Ascent to the Third Heaven, Venus: Lovers. Charles Martel. Discourse on diverse Natures. |
| IX. Cunizza da Romano, Folco of Marseilles, and Rahab. Neglect of the Holy Land. |
| X. The Fourth Heaven, the Sun: Theologians and Fathers of the Church. The First Circle. St. Thomas of Aquinas. |
| XI. St. Thomas recounts the Life of St. Francis. Lament over the State of the Dominican Order. |
| XII. St. Buonaventura recounts the Life of St. Dominic. Lament over the State of the Franciscan Order. The Second Circle. |
| XIII. Of the Wisdom of Solomon. St. Thomas reproaches Dante’s Judgement. |
| XIV. The Third Circle. Discourse on the Resurrection of the Flesh. The Fifth Heaven, Mars: Martyrs and Crusaders who died fighting for the true Faith. The Celestial Cross. |
| XV. Cacciaguida. Florence in the Olden Time. |
| XVI. Dante’s Noble Ancestry. Cacciaguida’s Discourse of the Great Florentines. |
| XVII. Cacciaguida’s Prophecy of Dante’s Banishment. |
| XVIII. The Sixth Heaven, Jupiter: Righteous Kings and Rulers. The Celestial Eagle. Dante’s Invectives against ecclesiastical Avarice. |
| XIX. The Eagle discourses of Salvation, Faith, and Virtue. Condemnation of the vile Kings of A.D. 1300. |
| XX. The Eagle praises the Righteous Kings of old. Benevolence of the Divine Will. |
| XXI. The Seventh Heaven, Saturn: The Contemplative. The Celestial Stairway. St. Peter Damiano. His Invectives against the Luxury of the Prelates. |
| XXII. St. Benedict. His Lamentation over the Corruption of Monks. The Eighth Heaven, the Fixed Stars. |
| XXIII. The Triumph of Christ. The Virgin Mary. The Apostles. Gabriel. |
| XXIV. The Radiant Wheel. St. Peter examines Dante on Faith. |
| XXV. The Laurel Crown. St. James examines Dante on Hope. Dante’s Blindness. |
| XXVI. St. John examines Dante on Charity. Dante’s Sight. Adam. |
| XXVII. St. Peter’s reproof of bad Popes. The Ascent to the Ninth Heaven, the ‘Primum Mobile.’ |
| XXVIII. God and the Angelic Hierarchies. |
| XXIX. Beatrice’s Discourse of the Creation of the Angels, and of the Fall of Lucifer. Her Reproof of Foolish and Avaricious Preachers. |
| XXX. The Tenth Heaven, or Empyrean. The River of Light. The Two Courts of Heaven. The White Rose of Paradise. The great Throne. |
| XXXI. The Glory of Paradise. Departure of Beatrice. St. Bernard. |
| XXXII. St. Bernard points out the Saints in the White Rose. |
| XXXIII. Prayer to the Virgin. The Threefold Circle of the Trinity. Mystery of the Divine and Human Nature. |
| APPENDIX |