Dante Alighieri <br /> <br />Poet, writer, political thinker. Dante was a Medieval Italian poet and philosopher whose poetic trilogy, The Divine Comedy, made an indelible impression on both literature and theology. <br />IN THESE GROUPS <br /> <br />FAMOUS PEOPLE IN CHRISTIANITY <br />FAMOUS PHILOSOPHERS <br />FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN ON MAY 21 <br />FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO DIED ON SEPTEMBER 13 <br />Show All Groups <br /> <br />Synopsis <br /> <br />Dante was an Italian poet and moral philosopher best known for the epic poem The Divine Comedy, which comprises sections representing the three tiers of the Christian afterlife: purgatory, heaven, and hell. This poem, a great work of medieval literature and considered the greatest work of literature composed in Italian, is a philosophical Christian vision of mankind’s eternal fate. Dante is seen as the father of modern Italian, and his works have flourished since before his 1321 death.
