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75pp , About the author :: Dante Alighieri ( Florence, c . May 29, 1265 Ravenna, September 14, 1321 ) was an Italian poet. His masterpiece , The Divine Comedy, is one of the fundamental works of the transition from medieval to Renaissance thought . It is considered the masterpiece of Italian literature and one of the masterpieces of literature universal.1 2 In Italian is known as "the Supreme Poet " ( il Sommo Poeta ) . Dante is also called the "Father of the language " Italian. His first biography was written by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) , in laude di Dante in Trattatello . He participated actively in the political struggles of his time, so he was banished from his hometown. He was an active supporter of Italian unity . He wrote several treatises in Latin on literature, politics and philosophy. In featherweight Latin treatise De Monarchia , 1310 , which is a detailed account of his political ideas, among which are the need of the existence of a Holy Roman Empire and the separation of church and state should be . 3 fought against the Ghibellines of Arezzo. The exact date of birth of Dante is unknown, although it is generally believed that is around 1265. This can be deduced from the autobiographical allusions reflected in La Vita Nuova.