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The term, divine was suggested to dante by giovanni boccaccio as a way of representing the content of the poem and the beauty that it holds. Dante alighieri was born in florence in 1265 and belonged to a noble but impoverished family. Dante alighieri 126521 wrote his epic poem, the divine comedy, during the last thirteen years of his life circa 821, while in exile from his native florence. The divine comedy by dante alighieri download ebook buy book. Dante alighieri divine comedy, inferno 5 which spreads abroad so wide a river of speech. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. The divine comedy pdf, epub, mobi, fb2, txt download free.
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