An Overview of the Writer and His Famous Work.

Dante Alighieri, one of the greatest poets of the Middle Ages,
was born in Florence, Italy on June 5, 1265. He was born to a
middle-class Florentine family. At an early age he began to write poetry
and became fascinated with lyrics. During his adolescence, Dante fell in
love with a beautiful girl named Beatrice Portinari. He saw her only
twice but she provided much inspiration for his literary masterpieces.
Her death at a young age left him grief-stricken. His first book, La
Vita Nuova, was written about her. Sometime before 1294, Dante married
Gemma Donati. They had four children.
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