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Essay Archive - Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno
Dante Alighieri, one of the greatest poets of the Middle Ages, was
born in Florence, Italy on June 5, 1265. He was born to a middle-class
Florentine family. At an early age he began to write poetry and became
fascinated with lyrics. During his adolescence, Dante fell inlove with a
beautiful girl named Beatrice Portinari. He saw her only twice but she
provided much inspiration for his literary masterpieces. Her death at a
young age left him grief-stricken. His first book, La Vita Nuova, was
written about her. Sometime before 1294, Dante married Gemma Donati. They
had four c....
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