Dante
Dante Alighieri, 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
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How to use Dante in a sentence
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He said it was a scene that only Dante could have described.
The intellectual temperament finds voice in many great expressions, which are very Dante and also very Thomas, as Par.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) | Henry Osborn TaylorThe poet Dante, then in his 24th year, was present, and served in the foremost troop of cavalry.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellBut Dante did not impose his language upon Italy by the sole superiority of his great poem.
Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred DownerIt is remarkable that Dante has copied the same passage, and has the word voltando; Inf.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerHe spoke of Dante and Angelo, who were two of his heroes; he told of great experiences among the latter's titan frescos.
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British Dictionary definitions for Dante
/ (ˈdæntɪ, ˈdɑːnteɪ, Italian ˈdante) /
full name Dante Alighieri (Italian aliˈɡjɛːri). 1265–1321, Italian poet famous for La Divina Commedia (?1309–?1320), an allegorical account of his journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, guided by Virgil and his idealized love Beatrice. His other works include La Vita Nuova (?1292), in which he celebrates his love for Beatrice
Derived forms of Dante
- Dantean (ˈdæntɪən, dænˈtiːən) or Dantesque (dænˈtɛsk), adjective
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Cultural definitions for Dante
[ (dahn-tay, dan-tee) ]
An Italian poet of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries; his full name was Dante Alighieri. Dante is remembered for his masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, an epic about hell, purgatory, and heaven. The Divine Comedy was written as a memorial to Beatrice, a woman whom Dante loved and who died at an early age.
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