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 2003

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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1957

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Published 1900

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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1914

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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1892

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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1961

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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1970

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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1996

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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1976

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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1982

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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 2009
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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 2008
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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1958

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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1959

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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1977

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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1996

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