DanteDante

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November 14, 2007November 14, 2007

DanteDante

• Who was he?Who was he?• Why is he Why is he

important?important?• When and where When and where

did he live?did he live?• Interesting details Interesting details

of his life.of his life.

Who was Dante?Who was Dante?

• He was a doctor.He was a doctor.• He was a poet.He was a poet.• He was an author.He was an author.• He wrote a play He wrote a play

called Dante’s called Dante’s Inferno.Inferno.

Why he was importantWhy he was important

He wrote a play that He wrote a play that placed people at the placed people at the different levels of hell. To different levels of hell. To learn more about those learn more about those levels, click levels, click HEREHERE..

He is famous for his He is famous for his poem called Commedia.poem called Commedia.

He is also famous for his He is also famous for his book La vita nuova [the book La vita nuova [the new life].new life].

• In addition to everything, In addition to everything, he wrote numerous lyrics, he wrote numerous lyrics, eclogues, and epistles. eclogues, and epistles.

When and where he livedWhen and where he lived He was born in 1265 and He was born in 1265 and

he died in1321.he died in1321. He was active as He was active as

councilman, elector, and councilman, elector, and prior of Florence from prior of Florence from 1295-1300.1295-1300.

He was banished in 1302 He was banished in 1302 and moved to Italy.and moved to Italy.

He died at the court of He died at the court of Guido da Polenta in Guido da Polenta in Ravenna, where he is Ravenna, where he is buried. buried.

Interesting DetailsInteresting Details

Dante’s mom died when Dante’s mom died when he was 5 or 6.he was 5 or 6.

Shortly after his mom’s Shortly after his mom’s death his dad got re-death his dad got re-married.married.

His new mom had twins.His new mom had twins. Dante was then promised Dante was then promised

to marry Gemma when to marry Gemma when he was 12 and later they he was 12 and later they had three sons.had three sons.

Miscellaneous FactsMiscellaneous Facts

• Dante was a famous Dante was a famous writer and a very well- writer and a very well- known poet.known poet.

A movie about DanteA movie about Dante

SourcesSources

http://www.themiddleages.net/people/dante.html, http://www.themiddleages.net/people/dante.html, http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/dante.htmhttp://www.middle-ages.org.uk/dante.htm, , http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/search/http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/search/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=5091997D-EAE8-assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=5091997D-EAE8-474E-8A61-7F3C63CFA3B1,474E-8A61-7F3C63CFA3B1,

http://www.ihateyourjob.com/images/dante.jpgml, http://whttp://www.travelwebdir.com/travelblog/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/dante-ravenna.jpg, http://www.ibnjaldun.com/fileadmin/plantilla/fotosenr/perso/Portrait_de_Dante.jpg,

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