Dante Alighieri: A Poetic Descent Into Metaphorical Hell
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"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here"
Only through a journey into hell can we hope to attain paradise...
His Early Life:
Dante Alighieri was born under the sign of Gemini, he was thought
to be born on May 29, but this is not certain. He was born in Florence,
the son of Alighiero II, his fa ....
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.... that he attended
Florentine schools but also continued learning on his own. He seemed to be
influenced greatly by Brunetto Latini, who has a large part in The Divine
Comedy. His early writings attracted the attention of Guido Cavalcanti, a
popular Italian poet of the day, as Dante's skill became more defined the
two became friends. It is also thought that Dante studied at the
university in Bologna around the year 1285.
He became involved in some political altercations, he joined the
Gu ....
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