Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri (; – September 14, 1321), most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri}} and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: ''Commedia'') and later christened by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered one of the most important poems of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language.Dante is known for establishing the use of the vernacular in literature at a time when most poetry was written in Latin, which was accessible only to educated readers. His ''De vulgari eloquentia'' (''On Eloquence in the Vernacular'') was one of the first scholarly defenses of the vernacular. His use of the Florentine dialect for works such as ''The New Life'' (1295) and ''Divine Comedy'' helped establish the modern-day standardized Italian language. By writing his poem in the Italian vernacular rather than in Latin, Dante influenced the course of literary development, making Italian the literary language in western Europe for several centuries. His work set a precedent that important Italian writers such as Petrarch and Boccaccio would later follow.
Dante was instrumental in establishing the literature of Italy, and is considered to be among the country's national poets and the Western world's greatest literary icons. His depictions of Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven provided inspiration for the larger body of Western art and literature. He influenced English writers such as Geoffrey Chaucer, John Milton, and Alfred Tennyson, among many others. In addition, the first use of the interlocking three-line rhyme scheme, or the ''terza rima'', is attributed to him. He is described as the "father" of the Italian language, and in Italy he is often referred to as '''' ("the Supreme Poet"). Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio are also called the ("three crowns") of Italian literature. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published 1962
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Published 1981
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Published 1924
Published 1924
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Published 1996
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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1980
Published 1980
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Published 2004
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Published 1940
Published 1940
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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1902
Published 1902
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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1895
Published 1895
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Published 1930
Published 1930
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Published 1947
Published 1947
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Published 1986
Published 1986
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Published 1995
Published 1995
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Published 2008
Published 2008
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Published 2004
Published 2004
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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1880
Published 1880
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Published 1922
Published 1922
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Published 2002
Published 2002
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Published 1996
Published 1996
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Published 1997
Published 1997
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