Dante's poetry influenced not only literature, but also the entire European culture and philosophy of many subsequent centuries. His "Divine Comedy" became a classic of the late Middle Ages and an example of literary Italian.
Biography
Durante degli Alighieri, or, as he is known throughout the world, Dante, was born in Italy in 1265. The exact day of his birth remains a mystery, but Dante himself said that he was born under the zodiac sign Gemini. Therefore, this day falls into the interval May 21 - June 20, 1265.
It is not known for certain where and from whom the Italian poet received such extensive literacy in the fields of literature and philosophy of antiquity and the Middle Ages. Most likely, the poet and thinker from Florence Brunetto Latini became the source of his encyclopedic education. It is also known that Dante spent several months in the town of Bologna, in which was located one of the best universities in medieval Europe - the University of Bologna, which still exists. Perhaps it was for the purpose of education that he lived in this city.
A large role in the creative path of the philosopher was played by love. At the age of nine, he first met Beatrice Portinari, whose image, ten years later, became for him a muse and ideal. But she was already married, and in 1290 she died. The image of a beautiful young girl can be traced in the autobiographical work "New Life". Perhaps it was the death of his beloved that caused him to study theology and philosophy so deeply.
Dante led an active political activity, for political reasons, became engaged to Gemma Donati (with whom he had three children), and at the age of 35 he already occupied a high position in the government of Florence. It was social activity that made the great theologian an exile of his hometown.
