Dante Alighieri, or simply Dante (1265 - 1321), was an Italian poet from Florence. His central work, the Divina Commedia (originally called "Commedia" and later called "Divina" (divine) by Boccaccio hence "Divina Commedia"), is considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature.
Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas.
Steven Botterill is Associate Professor of Italian Studies, University of California, Berkeley.