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Dante Alighieri

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Approximate composition sequence: Vita Nuova (c. 1292–1295), Convivio (1304–1307) and De vulgari eloquentia (c. 1304–1306; overlapping), Commedia (c. 1306/7–1321), Eclogues (1319–1321; overlapping Quaestio, 1320). Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso are views of Commedia, kept in poem order; the Eclogues/Quaestio display order does not assert a strict composition sequence. Dating uncertain: Monarchia (after Convivio; proposed dates span 1308–1321), displayed separately at the end, not asserted later than Quaestio.

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Dante in the poem

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1 lexical match was not approved for this identity and is not shown as a direct reference.

Purgatorio 30.55“Dante, perché Virgilio se ne vada,

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Names, text and evidence

Names found in the source material

DanteDante AlighieriDantes

Forms of the work titles

Vita Nuova

Vita NuovaVita novaVit. N.Vit. NVit. Nuov.V.N.V. N.V.NV. N

Convivio

ConvivioConvitoConv.

De vulgari eloquentia

De vulgari eloquentiaVulgari eloquentia

Commedia

CommediaDivina Commedia

Inferno

InfernoInf.

Purgatorio

PurgatorioPurg.

Paradiso

ParadisoPar.

Eclogues

EcloguesEglogheEglogaEclogaeEclogaEcl.Eglog.Egl.Buc.Bucol.BucolicsBucolica

Quaestio de aqua et terra

Quaestio de aqua et terraQuestio de aqua et terra

De Monarchia

De MonarchiaMonarchia

Edition and evidence sources

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Convivio · Convivio, ed. Franca Brambilla Ageno, SDI National Edition / DanteOnline. Edition source ↗
De vulgari eloquentia · De Vulgari Eloquentia, ed. Pio Rajna, SDI/DanteOnline. The E. Fenzi edition listed in preparation is excluded. Edition source ↗
Eclogues · Egloghe - ed. Pistelli, SDI/DanteOnline legacy online edited-text view; print year not established. Not the Albanese/Pontari 2026 National Edition. Edition source ↗
De Monarchia · Monarchia, edited by Prue Shaw, dedicated SDI digital edition, second website edition 2019, National Edition edited-text view. Prue Shaw holds copyright in the edited text and editorial materials. The SDI site permits non-commercial reuse with full acknowledgement of all source references. Edition source ↗