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- Born: 1265
- Died: 1321
- Birthplace: Florence, Italy
- Full name: Durante Alighieri
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Genre: Literature
- Major Works: The Divine Comedy (Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso)
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Medieval Italian poet Dante Alighieri wrote his most enduring work, The Divine Comedy, between 1314 and 1321. It is subdivided into three epic poems, Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, and follows Dante's imagined journey through hell, purgatory and heaven. The Divine Comedy was the first book to be written in vernacular Italian (the every day language used by the local Italians) instead of the scholastically accepted language of Latin. Dante wrote the Divine Comedy in exile after being banished from his birthplace of Florence for his political affiliations.
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Beatrice
Dante lost his mother at the age of ten, right around the time he fell in love at first sight with the eight year old Beatrice Portinari, who would become his muse and his guide through heaven in The Divine Comedy. She remained a significant presence in his writings long after her death in 1290. Despite his infatuation with Beatrice, Dante wed Gemma di Manetto Donati in 1283, a marriage arranged by his family. The couple had four children.Quotes
- "If the present world go astray, the cause is in you, in you it is to be sought."—Dante Alighieri
- "Beauty awakens the soul to act."—Dante Alighieri
- "In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost."—The Inferno
- "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here."—The Inferno
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Dante Alighieri Questions
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Dante Alighieri Personal Timeline
- 1265: Born in Florence, Italy
- 1274: Falls in love with Beatrice Portinari; later makes her a character in The Divine Comedy
- 1283: Marries Gemma di Manetto Donati, an arrangement made for him by his family
- 1289: Fights in the Battle of Campaldino
- 1290: Beatrice dies
- 1300: Becomes a Florence magistrate
- 1301: Travels to Florence as envoy to Pope Boniface VIII
- 1302: Banished from Florence
- 1315: Moves to Verona, Italy
- 1319: Moves to Ravenna, Italy
- 1329: Dies on September 14 of fever
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RT @Conduru ♡•*¨•*¨ "Follow your own star!" ~Dante Alighieri
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Dante Alighieri - La Vita Nuova RT: @gretchenrubin: Which Best Spiritual Memoir is your candidate?
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„Der eine wartet,/ daß die Zeit sich wandelt./ Der andere packt sie kräftig an -/ Und handelt.” Dante Alighieri Time 4 a change...
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There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery. Dante Alighieri
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The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis. Dante Alighieri
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