History Creator / DanteAlighieri

* KeepingSecretsSuck: Dante's attempts to keep the prying eyes of Florence from knowing which woman he's in love with ends up ruining his chances with her. Turns out, pretending to love other ladies makes you look like a medieval whore, something Beatrice in no way wants to associate with much to Dante's secret misery.

* TimeSkip: ''La Vita Nuova'' begins with a brief prose section about Beatrice and Dante's first meeting in 1274 before segueing into Dante's poetry about her written from 1283 to 1293. The poet explains that he didn't want to go much into his youth since stories about kids tend to sound like tall tales.

* TheMourningAfter: According to ''La Vita Nuova'', it takes a year after Beatrice's death for Dante to even think about other women. Even then, one dream about his lost Lenore is enough to make him repent of writing poetry for any other women and dedicate his life to [[Literature/TheDivineComedy offer her praise never written before]].

* InMediasRes: The FeverDreamEpisode of ''La Vita Nuova'' opens with Dante being awoken from his nightmare, while the rest of the poem details what he actually hallucinated.

!!Poetry
* ''La vita nuova'' – Dante’s first book of poetry, an ordered set of poems and (slightly pedantic) prose detailing his love for Beatrice. The leading figure in a group of Florentine poets in writing in the 'sweet new style' (''dolce stile nova'', a term coined by Dante years later in ''Purgatorio'' XXIV), Dante was famous for these poems while he was still a young man. Key in the development and codification of CourtlyLove.
* Literature/TheDivineComedy (''La Divina Commedia'') - A three-part epic poem in terza rima, detailing his journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Vast and complex, it stands as one of the greatest works of literature ever produced. ''Divine'' was added (by {{Boccaccio}}) as a later compliment to the poem. Occasionally referred to as the 'Fifth Gospel'.
!!Philosophy
* ''Convivio'' – A philosophical work set up as a discussion over a meal. Unusual in its combination of prose and poetry. Unfinished. The ''Commedia;' takes up some of its themes.
* ''De vulgaria eloquentia'' – A defence of the use of the vernacular in literary works, written, ironically, in Latin. Dante stopped writing it at some point – the ''Commedia'' can be seen as a continuation, and proof, of the argument.
* ''Monarchia'' - A treatise on the independence of the Holy Roman Emperor from the Pope, seeking to refute papal claims to the contrary. Dante argues for an all-powerful emperor who would act as arbiter between lesser rulers.
!!Letters
* ''Epistolae'' – 10 letters of Dante have survived, most of them public letters about political issues. The most well-known is that to Can Grande, sometime patron of Dante, which dedicates the ''Paradiso'' to him, and explains how the ''Commedia'' is to be read. [[note]] Given the very convenient nature of the poet explaining how to understand his greatest work, this letter is seen either as inestimably valuable, or a fake.[[/note]]

Durante degli Alighieri (c.1265-1321), known as Dante, was an Italian poet, principally known for writing Literature/TheDivineComedy. Born in Florence to a family of minor nobility, Dante spent the first half of his life involved in the politics of Florence, rising to one of the Priors of the city in 1300. After his exile from the city in 1302, however, Dante turned to writing in response to the political strife which plagued Italy.

->''"“Ne’er walked the earth a greater man than he."''

-->-- '''Inferno II ll.32-3'''

->No one, not even me, thinks me worthy of this journey."''

-->-- '''Creator/{{Michelangelo}}'', "[[https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dante-3/ Dante]]"

->''I am not Aeneas, I am not St Paul:
->No one, not even me, thinks me worthy of this journey.''

'''Durante degli Alighieri''' (c.1265-1321), known as '''Dante''', was an Italian poet, principally known for writing Literature/TheDivineComedy. Born in Florence to a family of minor nobility, Dante spent the first half of his life involved in the politics of Florence, rising to one of the Priors of the city in 1300. After his exile from the city in 1302, however, Dante turned to writing in response to the political strife which plagued Italy.

TropeNamer for [[WordofDante Word of Dante]].

Dante in exile was deeply concerned with the progress of [[HolyRomanEmpire Emperor]] Henry VII and his doomed struggle with the Papacy and Italian towns. Dante hoped that Henry would help restore him and his faction to Florence; after Henry's early death, Dante became ever more disillusioned with politics, and lost hope of ever returning to Florence. Extremely proud, he even refused an offer of amnesty due to it requiring an admission of guilt, which he would not accept. After nearly twenty years of exile, Dante died of malaria in Ravenna. The city of Florence has sought the return of his body almost ever since.

* Literature/TheDivineComedy(''La Divina Commedia'') - A three-part epic poem in terza rima, detailing his journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Vast and complex, it stands as one of the greatest works of literature ever produced. ''Divine'' was added (by {{Boccaccio}}) as a later compliment to the poem. Occasionally referred to as the 'Fifth Gospel'.

* ''TheDivineComedy'' (''La Divina Commedia'') - A three-part epic poem in terza rima, detailing his journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Vast and complex, it stands as one of the greatest works of literature ever produced. ''Divine'' was added (by {{Boccaccio}}) as a later compliment to the poem. Occasionally referred to as the 'Fifth Gospel'.

'''Durante degli Alighieri''' (c.1265-1321), known as '''Dante''', was an Italian poet, principally known for writing TheDivineComedy. Born in Florence to a family of minor nobility, Dante spent the first half of his life involved in the politics of Florence, rising to one of the Priors of the city in 1300. After his exile from the city in 1302, however, Dante turned to writing in response to the political strife which plagued Italy.

* ''Epistolae'' – 10 letters of Dante have survived, most of them public letters about political issues. The most well-known is that to Can Grande, sometime patron of Dante, which dedicates the ''Paradiso'' to him, and explains how the ''Commedia'' is to be read. [[note Given the very convenient nature of the poet explaining how to understand his greatest work, this letter is seen either as inestimably valuable, or a fake.]]

* ''Epistolae'' – 10 letters of Dante have survived, most of them public letters about political issues. The most well-known is that to Can Grande, sometime patron of Dante, which dedicates the ''Paradiso'' to him, and explains how the ''Commedia'' is to be read. [[note]] Given the very convenient nature of the poet explaining how to understand his greatest work, this letter is seen either as inestimably valuable, or a fake.

* ''Epistolae'' – 10 letters of Dante have survived, most of them public letters about political issues. The most well-known is that to Can Grande, sometime patron of Dante, which dedicates the ''Paradiso'' to him, and explains how the ''Commedia'' is to be read. [[note]]Given the very convenient nature of the poet explaining how to understand his greatest work, this letter is seen either as inestimably valuable, or a fake.

* ''Epistolae'' – 10 letters of Dante have survived, most of them public letters about political issues. The most well-known is that to Can Grande, sometime patron of Dante, which dedicates the ''Paradiso'' to him, and explains how the ''Commedia'' is to be read. [[note]Given the very convenient nature of the poet explaining how to understand his greatest work, this letter is seen either as inestimably valuable, or a fake.