<P> Durante degli Alighieri ( Italian : ( duˈrante deʎʎ aliˈɡjɛːri ) ) , commonly known as Dante Alighieri or simply Dante ( Italian : ( ˈdante ) , UK : / ˈdænti / , US : / ˈdɑːnteɪ / ; 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 as Dante Alighieri or simply Dante ( Italian : ( ˈdante ) , UK : / ˈdænti / , US : / ˈdɑːnteɪ / ; 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>
who was dante what is he most famous for writing
who was dante what is he most famous for writing
a major Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages Divine Comedy
a major Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages Divine Comedy