Dante Alighieri
poet · Florence · 1265–1321
Banished from Florence, he wrote the Divine Comedy as a wanderer and never returned home.
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early 14th century
Midway on the road of our life I found myself in a dark wood, for the straight way was lost.
Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita mi ritrovai per una selva oscura, ché la diritta via era smarrita.
The Divine Comedy, Inferno, canto 1
early 14th century
There is no greater pain than to remember the happy time in misery.
Nessun maggior dolore che ricordarsi del tempo felice nella miseria
The Divine Comedy, Inferno, canto 5, the words of Francesca
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