Question

What happened to Dante that led him to write a epic poetry?

Answer 1

He was forced to marry a women that he didn't love and was still in love with a different women and after the women that Dante really loved died in 1290 Dante wrote Vtia Nuova (The New Life) which is about his love for the women.

Answer 2

Dante Alighieri, an italian philosopher who due to political reasons related to Florence sovereignty was exiled from there; hence to critique the italian goverment he wrote the prodigious epic long poem "Divina Comedia" (The Devine Comedy), likewise providing lessons to people on how to live ethically.

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