Dan ‧ te /ˈdænti -teɪ $ ˈdɑːnteɪ/ BrE AmE
(1265–1321) Dante Alighieri, an Italian poet who is known especially for writing La Divina Commedia ( The Divine Comedy ), a long poem about a journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. It is one of the most important works of European literature.