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Dante

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Dante [ˈdæntɪ ˈdɑːnteɪ (Italian) ˈdante]
n
(Biographies / Dante (1265-1321) M, Italian, WRITING: poet) full name Dante Alighieri (Italian aliˈgjɛːri). 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
Dantean  [ˈdæntɪən dænˈtiːən], Dantesque [dænˈtɛsk] adj
Dante
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Dantesque
from or resembling the characters, scenes, or events in Dante’s works.
Dantophily
love of Dante or his writings. — Dantophile, adj., n.
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Noun1.DanteDante - an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
Dante Alighieri
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Dante [ˈdæntɪ] N → Dante
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Cleric went through canto after canto of the `Commedia,' repeating the discourse between Dante and his `sweet teacher,' while his cigarette burned itself out unheeded between his long fingers.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
I teach the sublime Dante to the young Misses, and ah
The Woman in White by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Like Dante or Bunyan, he has a revelation of another life; like Bacon, he is profoundly impressed with the unity of knowledge; in the early Church he exercised a real influence on theology, and at the Revival of Literature on politics.
The Republic by Plato View in context
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