Celebrate Creativity
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Celebrate Creativity
Architect of the Afterlife
Welcome to hell or at least Dante's view of it - no actually -
Welcome to celebrate creativity episode 455 Dante Alighieri – Architect of the Afterlife
Dante Alighieri is important because his work, particularly The Divine Comedy, established the Italian vernacular as a literary language, profoundly influenced the Western literary canon, and provided a comprehensive theological and philosophical summary of the medieval Christian world. His personal and political life, which saw him exiled from Florence, also shaped his writings and provided a unique perspective on the human condition.
The Divine Comedy is Dante's most famous work, an epic poem divided into three parts: Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise). It is considered a masterpiece of world literature for several reasons.
Before Dante, serious scholarly and literary works in Italy were written in Latin. By writing The Divine Comedy in the Florentine dialect of the Tuscan vernacular, Dante elevated the language from a regional dialect to a legitimate medium for high art and intellectual thought. This choice was revolutionary and helped lay the foundation for modern Italian.
