{"id":555,"date":"2025-10-18T14:45:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T12:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiosandofirenze.it\/en\/?p=555"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:40:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:40:33","slug":"dante-alighieri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curiosandofirenze.it\/en\/dante-alighieri\/","title":{"rendered":"Dante Alighieri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">Dante Alighieri was <strong>born in Florence<\/strong> in 1265. He is considered the Father of the Italian language and one of the most significant figures of the Middle Ages.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">His most famous work is the <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"28\">Divine Comedy<\/b> (<i data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"43\">La Divina Commedia<\/i>), a masterpiece of world literature. Dante chose to write this poem in the Florentine vernacular (<i data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"160\">volgare fiorentino<\/i>) instead of Latin. This choice was fundamental because it transformed the language spoken by the common people into a literary language, creating the foundation for modern Italian.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">The Divine Comedy describes a spiritual journey divided into three parts: <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"74\">Inferno<\/b> (Hell), <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"90\">Purgatorio<\/b> (Purgatory), and <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"118\">Paradiso<\/b> (Paradise). Through this narrative, Dante explores philosophical and moral themes. Even today, Dante is studied worldwide and remains the symbol of Italy&#8217;s cultural and linguistic identity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265. He is considered the Father of the Italian language and one of the most significant figures of the Middle Ages. 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