Dante’s exile periodįlorence was a tumultuous city, with factions representing the papacy or the empire, namely the Black Guelphs and The White Guelphs, who were continually at odds. The New Life is notable because it was written in Italian, whereas most other works of the time appeared in Latin.Īround the time of Beatrice’s death, Dante began to immerse himself in the study of philosophy and the machinations of the Florentine political scene. The story is quite simple and details his tragic love for Beatrice. It contains 42 brief chapters with commentaries in 25 sonnets, one ballata, and four canzoni a fifth canzone is left dramatically interrupted by Beatrice’s death. In many of his poems, she is depicted as semi-divine, and watching over him constantly and providing spiritual instruction.īeatrice died unexpectedly in 1290 five years later, Dante published Vita Nuova (The New Life), a work composed of verse and prose. His love for Beatrice would be his reason for poetry and for living, together with his political passions. They were married around 1285, but by this time Dante was in love with another woman, Beatrice Portinari, whom he first met when he was only nine. When Dante was 12, he was promised in marriage to Gemma di Manetto Donati, daughter of Manetto Donati, member of the powerful Donati family. He was the son of Alighiero di Bellincione and Bella degli Abati, the latter of which died when Dante was not yet ten years old.ĭante’s family had loyalties to the Guelphs, a political alliance that supported the papacy and that was completely opposed to the Ghibellines, who were backed by the Holy Roman Emperor. 3 Dante’s masterpiece: The Divine Comedyĭante Alighieri, in full, Durante degli Alighieri, was born in Florence in 1265 and died in Ravenna in 1321.
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