Dante Alighieri
Jonathan Tyra
Period 1
5-26-13
Dante Alighieri
“The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis” -Dante Alighieri (BrainyQuote.com:Dante Alighieri, 1)
Dante 's childhood was filled with great pain and struggle, and love. That struggle is said to be the inspiration for some his great, later works, like The Divine Comedy. Other works, like Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy carry on as great classical works to this day and have inspired other poets that followed him. Dante Alighieri 's childhood struggle was the inspiration that caused hime to write his later great, works. Dante Alighieri was born in mid-May to mid-June of 1265 in Florence, Italy to his parents, Bella Abati and Bellincione d 'Alighiero. “Dante lived in a restless age of political conflict between popes, emperors, and of strife within the Italian city-states, par Florence, which was torn between rival factions”(World Biography). He have studied the knowledge of Thomistic doctrine and of the mysticism, mostly at Franciscan School of Sta Croce and the Dominican school of S. Maria Novella in Florence. The knowledge of Thomistic doctrine and of the mysticism, that later became the base for his philosophical culture. When he was nine, Dante fell in love with a young girl named Beatrice Portinari. They only saw each other for two small parts of their lives, when they were nine, and nine years later. She later died at age 25. Before Dante had yet reached the age of 10, Dante 's mother, Bella Abati, died. After the death of his mother and love, his father committed him to an arranged marriage. He was arranged to and did marry a girl named Gemma di Manetto Donati, who 's father was a member of the very powerful Donati family in Florence. (Biography In Context)
Dante wrote many different works like Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy. Vita Nuova is a more dramatic example of his work. His works a normally philosophical work, but in this case,
Period 1
5-26-13
Dante Alighieri
“The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis” -Dante Alighieri (BrainyQuote.com:Dante Alighieri, 1)
Dante 's childhood was filled with great pain and struggle, and love. That struggle is said to be the inspiration for some his great, later works, like The Divine Comedy. Other works, like Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy carry on as great classical works to this day and have inspired other poets that followed him. Dante Alighieri 's childhood struggle was the inspiration that caused hime to write his later great, works. Dante Alighieri was born in mid-May to mid-June of 1265 in Florence, Italy to his parents, Bella Abati and Bellincione d 'Alighiero. “Dante lived in a restless age of political conflict between popes, emperors, and of strife within the Italian city-states, par Florence, which was torn between rival factions”(World Biography). He have studied the knowledge of Thomistic doctrine and of the mysticism, mostly at Franciscan School of Sta Croce and the Dominican school of S. Maria Novella in Florence. The knowledge of Thomistic doctrine and of the mysticism, that later became the base for his philosophical culture. When he was nine, Dante fell in love with a young girl named Beatrice Portinari. They only saw each other for two small parts of their lives, when they were nine, and nine years later. She later died at age 25. Before Dante had yet reached the age of 10, Dante 's mother, Bella Abati, died. After the death of his mother and love, his father committed him to an arranged marriage. He was arranged to and did marry a girl named Gemma di Manetto Donati, who 's father was a member of the very powerful Donati family in Florence. (Biography In Context)
Dante wrote many different works like Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy. Vita Nuova is a more dramatic example of his work. His works a normally philosophical work, but in this case,
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