DANTE ALIGHIERI

1265-1321
Biography
Dante was born in Florence in May 1265. His family was of an old lineage, of noble birth but no
longer wealthy. His education was undoubtedly typical of all the youth of that time and station in life.
When he was only 12 years old, his marriage to the daughter of the famous Donati family was
arranged, along with the amount of her dowry. These betrothals and marriages were family affairs, and
Dante dutifully married her, some years later, at the proper time and had two sons and one daughter.
Dante studied at the University of Bologna, one of the most famous universities in the medieval
world. There, he came under the influence of one of the most famous scholars of the time, Ser Brunetto
Latini, who never taught Dante but advised and encouraged him. Latini appears in Canto XV of the
Inferno.
When Dante was still very young, 10 to 12 years old, he met a 9-year-old girl at a prominent function.
She wore a bright crimson dress, and to Dante, she radiated the celestial beauty of an angel. The girl was
Beatrice, and there is no doubt that she was the great love of Dante's life, and the greatest single influence
on his work. Dante loved her at a distance, and she was, most probably, very unaware of Dante's devotion
to her. He recorded this devotion in an early work Vita Nuova (A New Life). Her name appears only once
in the Inferno, but she plays an important role in Purgatorio and Paradiso.
A. Literary works
 De Monarchia Dec-2015 / General Fiction
 La Vita Nuova Nov-2015 / General Fiction
 Dante and His Circle, with the Italian Poets Preceding Him Sep-2015 / General Fiction
 The Divine Comedy – Inferno Mar-2015 / General Fiction
 The Divine Comedy – Paradiso Mar-2015 / General Fiction
 The Vision Or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise of Dante Alighieri Feb-2015 / General Fiction
 The Divine Comedy, Complete Nov-2014 / General Fiction
 Obras de Dante Alighieri Nov-2013 / General Fiction
 Vision of hell Apr-2013 / General Fiction
 Paradise In Plain and Simple English Mar-2013 / General Fiction
 Purgatory Sep-2011 / Literary
 The Divine Comedy – 2 Nov-2014 / General Fiction
 The Banquet
 The Banquet Il Convito
 Paradise
 The Divine Comedy - 3
 Seventeen Cantos Of The Inferno Of Dante Alighieri
 Inferno
 The Divine Comedy – 1
References
Dante Alighieri | Biography & Facts | Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dante-Alighieri
Dante Alighieri Books | List of books by author Dante Alighieri
https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/dante-alighieri/199161/