Community Hours Letter Sample

THE DIVINE COMEDY (Investigation made for the 3rd year)

name Dante Alighieri

Born c. May 29, 1265 Florence

Death of September 14, 1321 Ravenna

Occupation Poet wife Gemma, daughter of Messer Manetto Donati

Dante Alighieri (Florence, c. May 29, 1265 - Ravenna, 14 September 1321) was an Italian poet. His masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, has become the basis of modern thought and ends with the statement of the medieval way of understanding the world. E 'considered the greatest literary work composed in Italian and a masterpiece of world literature. The Italian is known as the "Supreme Poet" (the poet Somme). Dante is also called the "father of the Italian language. His first biography was written by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), who wrote the Treatise in laude di Dante. Participated actively in the political struggles of his time, for which he was exiled from his hometown. He was an active supporter of Italian unity. He wrote several treatises in Latin literature, politics and philosophy. The exact date of Dante's birth is unknown, although it is generally believed to be about 1265.