Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) was an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher, renowned as one of the most influential figures in world literature. Born in Florence in 1265, Dante grew up in a time of political and cultural turmoil. He was deeply involved in the intellectual and political life of his city, which would later shape both his poetry and personal destiny. His life was deeply affected by his love for Beatrice Portinari, a woman who would inspire much of his poetry, especially with the Vita Nova and the Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri

Works

Conte Ugolino

Inferno

Paradiso

Purgatorio

Some books by Dante

• Divina Commedia
• Vita nova
• Convivio
• Rime

Virginia Woolf is now accepted as an extremely important literary figure and an early feminist.

However, her work wasn't embraced or widely anthologized until nearly 50 years after her novels were published. Here are 5 reasons why Woolf should be one of your feminist icons:

• She was chiefly interested in and wrote about the inner lives of women.
• She lived in a time when she was granted few rights, but turned the setback into a strength.
• She was progressive in her feminism, and even made the connection between a patriarchal society and militarism.
• She believed deeply in the power of the individual.
• She saw sexuality and gender as fluid.

Source: Huffpost.com

Woolf's work was influenced by prominent writers and artists of the time such as Marcel Proust, Igor Stravinsky, and the Post-Impressionists.

Family summers in coastal Cornwall also shaped Woolf indelibly, exposing her to the ocean as a source of literary inspiration and creating memories she would fictionalize for her acclaimed novel, To the Lighthouse.

Stravinsky and Proust

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