<P> Durante degli Alighieri ( Italian : ( duˈrante deʎʎ aliˈɡjɛːri ) ) , commonly known by his short name Dante Alighieri or simply as Dante ( Italian : ( ˈdante ) ; English : / ˈdɑːnteɪ / , UK also / ˈdænti , - teɪ / ; c. 1265 -- 1321 ) , was a major Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages . His Divine Comedy , originally called Comedìa ( modern Italian : Commedia ) and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio , is widely considered the most important poem of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language . </P>
<P> Durante degli Alighieri ( Italian : ( duˈrante deʎʎ aliˈɡjɛːri ) ) , commonly known by his short name Dante Alighieri or simply as Dante ( Italian : ( ˈdante ) ; English : / ˈdɑːnteɪ / , UK also / ˈdænti , - teɪ / ; c. 1265 -- 1321 ) , was a major Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages . His Divine Comedy , originally called Comedìa ( modern Italian : Commedia ) and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio , is widely considered the most important poem of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language . </P>
what was the most celebrated literary work of the middle ages
what was the most celebrated literary work of the middle ages
Divine Comedy
Divine Comedy