“There is no greater sadness than remembering happiness in times of misery. » -Dante Alighieri, Divina Commedia (1319-21) It's quotes like this that inspire me and that I can relate to. That's why I see Dante Alighieri as a kind of image of who I want to be. In my opinion, he is the greatest dramatic poet of all time. He is best known for his works such as The Divine Comedy (Divina Commedia), Vita Nuova and De Vulgari Eloquentia. He published most of his works in the 14th century and they have stood the test of time, having been repeatedly translated into 175 languages. He was named Il Sommo Poeta, meaning the supreme poet. Furthermore, he has been considered the father of the Italian language. Dante Alighieri was born in May/June 1265, into a lower aristocracy or lower class family, in Florence, Italy. At school he mainly studied Latin poetry, literature and rhetoric. After that, he began to have a sort of fatal attraction to Beatrice Portinari, who is rumored to be...