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Books by Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) was a Florentine poet, philosopher, and political figure. Exiled from Florence in 1302 following a change in political power, he spent the rest of his life in exile and wrote the Divine Comedy during that period. The Comedy — comprising the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso — is considered the foundational work of Italian literature and one of the major achievements of world poetry. Dante also wrote the Vita Nuova and several philosophical treatises, including the Convivio and De Monarchia.