Dante Alighieri
Italian · 1265–1321
Poet, philosopher, and political thinker whose Divine Comedy — a journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise — is the foundational work of Italian literature and one of the supreme achievements of world poetry.
Wikipedia ↗“Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita / mi ritrovai per una selva oscura, / ché la diritta via era smarrita.”
Italiano
“In the middle of the journey of our life, I found myself in a dark wood, for the straight way was lost.”
“Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate.”
Italiano
“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.”
“Nessun maggior dolore / che ricordarsi del tempo felice / ne la miseria.”
Italiano
“There is no greater sorrow than to recall, in misery, the time when we were happy.”
“Considerate la vostra semenza: / fatti non foste a viver come bruti, / ma per seguir virtute e canoscenza.”
Italiano
“Consider your origin: you were not made to live as brutes, but to pursue virtue and knowledge.”
“L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle.”
Italiano
“The love that moves the sun and the other stars.”