FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Paris
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Ravenna
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England
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Exiled from Florence, his hometown, and after several wanderings, in 1318 Dante settled in Ravenna where he concluded the writing of his Commedia, which Boccaccio called “divine".
Detailed explanation-2: -’ The poet Giovanni Boccaccio says Dante visited Paris while in exile and Gladstone believed he studied in Oxford, but it is unlikely that he ever left Italy. He lived for periods in Arezzo, Bologna and Verona and his last few years were spent in Ravenna, where he died in September 1321.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dante was exiled from Florence after ending up on the loosing side of the battle between the White and Black Guelphs. Following a comprehensive victory of the Black Guelphs Dante was condemned to exile for two years, and ordered to pay a large fine.