
Literature
Dante Alighieri
1265–1321
“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.”
Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher. His Divine Comedy is widely considered one of the most important poems of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language. It has profoundly influenced Western art and literature.
Contribution
Divine Comedy, vernacular poetry, allegory
Key Works
- • Divine Comedy
- • La Vita Nuova
- • De vulgari eloquentia
- • Convivio