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Dante Alighieri (Italian: [ˈdante aliˈɡjɛːri]; c. May 1265 – September 14, 1321), most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (English: / ˈ d ɑː n t eɪ, ˈ d æ n t eɪ, ˈ d æ n t i /, US: / ˈ d ɑː n t i /), was an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher.
May 28, 2024 · Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet, prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, and political thinker. He is best known for the monumental epic poem La commedia, later named La divina commedia (The Divine Comedy).
Aug 9, 2023 · Dante was an Italian poet and moral philosopher best known for the epic poem The Divine Comedy, which comprises sections representing the three tiers of the Christian afterlife:...
May 29, 2024 · The Divine Comedy is a long narrative poem written in Italian by Dante circa 1308–21. It consists of three sections: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The poem traces the journey of Dante from darkness and error to the revelation of the divine light, culminating in the Beatific Vision of God.
Italian poet and scholar Dante Alighieri is best known for his masterpiece La Commedia (known in English as The Divine Comedy), which is universally considered one of world literature’s greatest poems.
Oct 12, 2020 · Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was an Italian poet and politician most famous for his Divine Comedy (c. 1319) where he descends through Hell, climbs Purgatory, and arrives at the illumination of Paradise.
The Divine Comedy (Italian: Divina Commedia [diˈviːna komˈmɛːdja]) is an Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. 1308 and completed around 1321, shortly before the author's death.
Jan 29, 2001 · Dante Alighieri. First published Mon Jan 29, 2001; substantive revision Mon Aug 15, 2022. Dante’s engagement with philosophy cannot be studied apart from his vocation as a poet, in which capacity he sought to raise the level of public discourse by educating his countrymen and inspiring them to pursue happiness in the contemplative life.
Dante’s use of Virgil is one of the richest cultural appropriations in literature. To begin, in Dante’s poem he is an exponent of classical reason. He is also a historical figure and is presented as such in the Inferno (I): …once I was a man, and my parents were Lombards, both Mantuan by birth.
Digital Dante offers original research and ideas on Dante: on his thought and work and on various aspects of his reception.
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