Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri (Italian: Dante Alighieri, 1265-September 14, 1321), commonly known as Dante, was an Italian medieval poet, writer and philosopher. He was the most representative writer in the history of Italian literature and a pioneering figure in the European Renaissance. His epic "Divine Comedy" left a name for future generations. He is known in Italy as the Supreme Poet (Italian: il Sommo Poeta) and is also considered the founder of modern Italian. Dante, Francesco Petrarch and Giovanni Boccaccio were pioneers in the literary world of the Renaissance and were known as the "Tre Corones" (Tre Corones).