His masterpiece, the famous Divine Comedy, is an expression of the medieval theocentric concept according to which God was at the center of the existence: earthly life is conceived as a journey of redemption towards eternal salvation, towards God, the ultimate end and absolute perfection. His works reflect the transition from the Middle Ages to the municipal civilization of which he felt the turmoil and the new cultural and social tensions. He died in Ravenna in 1321.ĭante was the first great author of Italian literature. layers the circles of Hell, namely where he puts the tyrants and where he. He spent the last twenty years of his existence as an exile in some noble courts of central and northern Italy. While research on all three books is easy to find, Inferno remains one of the. When the Black Guelphs seized power, they condemned him to the stake, which he avoided going into exile. As a young man he actively took part in the political activities of the Florentine municipality: during the struggles between the city factions, he sided with the White Guelphs. (Author) 4. Poet, writer, politician and intellectual man, Dante Alighieri was born in Florence (Italy) in 1265. Literature & Fiction Poetry Select delivery location See All Buying Options Have one to sell Sell on Amazon See Clubs Not in a club Learn more See this image Follow the Author Dante Alighieri Circles of Hell Paperback Januby Dante Alighieri.
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