Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
1265 – 1321 ·
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
1265 – 1321 ·
Dante Alighieri, most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri, was born around May 1265 and died on September 14, 1321 [1]. An Italian poet, writer, and philosopher [1], he was a citizen of the Republic of Florence [11] and worked across the fields of poetry, literature, linguistics, and political philosophy [10]. A Catholic [9], he resided at various points in Florence, Rome, Ravenna, Bologna, Verona, Arezzo, Forlì, Treviso, Lucca, and Paris [8].
Dante is best known for his Divine Comedy, originally titled Comedìa, a work that was later given the epithet Divina by the writer Giovanni Boccaccio [1]. The poem is widely regarded as one of the most important literary works of the Middle Ages and the greatest work ever composed in the Italian language [1]. His enduring influence on literature, language, and thought has given rise to an entire academic field devoted to his life and writings, known as Dante studies [5].
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