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 1883
Published 1883
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Published 2007
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Published 2003
Published 2003
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Published 1957
Published 1957
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Published 1900
Published 1900
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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1914
Published 1914
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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1892
Published 1892
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Published 1961
Published 1961
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Published 1970
Published 1970
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Published 1996
Published 1996
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Published 1948
Published 1948
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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1976
Published 1976
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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1982
Published 1982
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Published 2009
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Published 2008
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Published 1958
Published 1958
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Published 1959
Published 1959
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Published 1977
Published 1977
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Published 1960
Published 1960
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Published 1996
Published 1996
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