Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri (c. June 1 1265 – September 13/14, 1321) was a Florentine poet. His greatest work, La divina commedia (The Divine Comedy), is considered the greatest literary statement produced in Europe in the medieval period, and the basis of the modern Italian language.

See also

• Asteroid 2999 Dante, named after the poet
• Devil May Cry, a video game loosely based on the book with characters alluding to The Divine Comedy, and Dante, the game's protagonist.
• , part three of the series, with more allusions to The Divine Comedy, like Vergil and Cerberus
• List of Italian writers
• The Divine Comedy
• Commander Dante from Warhammer 40,000