The Divine Comedy (Bozhestvennaya Komediya)

Dante Alighieri (Durante degli Alighieri) was an Italian poet, one of the founders of the literary Italian language. He was the creator of the Comedy (later given the epithet Divine, introduced by Boccaccio), in which a synthesis of late medieval culture was achieved.

Brief chronology

1265 — Dante’s birth 1274 — first meeting with Beatrice 1283 — second meeting with Beatrice 1290 — Beatrice’s death 1292 — composition of New Life 1296 — first mention of Dante as a public figure 1298 — Dante’s marriage to Gemma Donati 1300 — prior of Florence 1302 — expelled from Florence 1304–1307 — The Banquet 1…

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