Dante?

 

Question: Dante?

Ans: Dante 1265 – 1321

Dante was born in Florence, Italy in the year 1265. He title is ‘Father of Italian Poetry’. He is a great writer. He was the father of Italian Poetical style of writing. His work ‘Divine Comedy’ is considered as a classic. Man’s journey to hell and heaven after death was described in this book. He used to express his views bravely. For criticizing Christianity he was awarded death sentence. Later it was converted as house arrest. With his writings, Dante brought awareness in the European society during renaissance period.