Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri’s (1265–1321) epic allegorical poem Commedia, later renamed La Divina Commedia, is among the most significant works of Western literature. Dante completed the poem’s three sections, Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, early in the fourteenth century.
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Poems By DANTE ALIGHIERI
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POET’S REGION Italy
LIFE SPAN 1265–1321
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Biography
Dante Alighieri’s (1265–1321) epic allegorical poem Commedia, later renamed La Divina Commedia, is among the most significant works of Western literature. Dante completed the poem’s three sections, Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, early in the fourteenth century.
