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People/Characters Dante Alighieri
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Dante Alighieri
Sir. Walter Scott (August 15, September 21, ) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. British writer, poet, and lawyer considered the founder of the historical novel. Scott was one of the key figures of the Romantic Movement in the United Kingdom. He began his long career as a writer at the end of the 18th century, at which time he published the translation of the ballads of G.A. Bürger, The Chase, and William and Helen (). Among his most acclaimed writings, are The Lady of the Lake (), Guy Mannering (), Rob Roy (), Ivanhoe (), The Monastery (), and The Talisman (). Most of these works were published anonymously. However, towards the end of the s, the identity of the author was revealed.
Early years
Son of Walter Scott, lawyer, and Anne Rutherford, with only two years of age, contracted polio. Disease that seriously affected his health, leaving as a limp in his right leg. At this time, he lived with his grandfather Robert Scott in Sandyknowe. After four years he
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The Divine Comedy: Annotated (Paperback)
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Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionär journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise-the sphere of universal harmony and eternal the authorDurante degli Alighieri, better known as poet Alighieri or simply Dante, (May 14/June 13, - September 13/14, ) was an Italian poet from Florence. His central work, the Commedia (The Divine Comedy), is considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature. He was the first Italian to have his works published.