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Born in 1265, Dante&#8217;s adolescence was characterised by literary genius, but his political activism in one of the medieval world&#8217;s wealthiest cities led to his death in exile. Pre-eminent Dante scholar Alessandro Barbero and celebrated translator Allan Cameron bring the poet vividly to life.  Animating the political intrigue, violence, civil war, exile and cities that shaped Dante&#8217;s poetic and political life, this is a remarkable portrait of one of the creators of European literature and a towering medieval figure in time for the 700th anniversary of his death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An international bestseller Dante Alighieri&#8217;s &#8216;Divine Comedy&#8217; has defined how people imagine and depict heaven and hell for over 700 years. However, outside of Italy, his other works are not well-known, and less still is generally known about the context he wrote them in. 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