Dante Alighieri
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Durante degli Alighieri, better known as Dante Alighieri or simply Dante, (May 14/June 13 1265 – September 13/14, 1321) was an Italian poet from Florence. His central work, the Commedia (The Divine Comedy), is considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature.
In Italian he is known as "the Supreme Poet" (il Sommo Poeta).
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