FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Florence in 1321
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Ravenna in 1321
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Ravenna in 1231, with Guido da Polenta
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Verona, near Cangrande della Scala
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Detailed explanation-1: -Dante, in full Dante Alighieri, (born c. May 21–June 20, 1265, Florence [Italy]-died September 13/14, 1321, Ravenna), Italian poet, prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, and political thinker.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dante died in Ravenna in 1321, where he was in exile, just 90 miles from his native Florence. But since his works often included thinly veiled references to powerful people of the time, he wasn’t really welcome in Florence anymore, so he was interred there in Ravenna.
Detailed explanation-3: -Casa Scarabigoli. Now, we are in front of Dante’s Tomb, in the heart of Zona del Silenzio (Area of Silence). Here you will find the old home of the family Scarabigoli (contemporary to the Da Polentas). It had presumably been the house of the Supreme Poet during his stay in Ravenna.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dante’s political activities, including the banishing of several rivals, led to his own banishment, and he wrote his masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, as a virtual wanderer, seeking protection for his family in town after town.