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Articles related to "Dante Alighieri"
Dante Alighieri A brief biography of Dante, author of the Divine Comedy and best-known writer of the High Middle Ages. dante • dante alighieri • divine comedy • commedia • florence
DANTE ALIGHIERI : FOR THE LOVE OF BEATRICE <i>DANTE ALIGHIERI, FOR THE LOVE OF BEATRICE</i> celebrates the life and love of the Divine Poet and Early Renaissance Man, particularly his love for Beatrice Portinari. dante • alighieri • beatrice portinari • gemma donati • florence
Life and Times of Dante Alighieri In order to understand Dante's masterpiece, we need to understand the context in which it was written, amongst the tumultuous politics of 14th century Florence. divine comedy • dante • dante florentine politics • florence and the divine comedy • dante's politics
History of Italian Language Written Italian language has been around since the 10th century. Today, most Italians speak a common language which has only been in existence for 147 years. written italian • standard italian language • italian mother tongue • italian dialects • italian language development
Painter William Utermohlen A highly talented artist before his diagnosis, Utermohlen's self-portraits throughout his Alzheimer's battle show the personal and creative effects of the disease. william utermohlen • alzheimer's disease • diego velazquez • philadelphia mummers • the art of illness
The Trial of the Templars The arrest and trial of the Templars destroyed the first military religious order. But they lived on in legends of divine retribution. templars • templar • templer • templarios • templier
Dante's Divine Comedy, a Pre-Renaissance Classic When Dante wrote his famous Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso, it was the 13th century and most of Europe was still medieval. But in the centuries to follow, scholars who read the Commedia declared it to be one of the first glimmers of what would soon be the Renaissance. dante • renaissance • medieval • florence • italian
Need a Good Book? Good books on the Italian Renaissance are easy to come by. Here are some of my favorites. italian • renaissance • machiavelli • medicine • social history |
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