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Five things to know about Dante on the anniversary of his death

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A woman looks at a portrait of poet Dante Alighieri at an exhibition in Forlì, Italy in March 2021. Photo: AP

Dante Alighieri is chiefly remembered as the author of the Divine Comedy and as the father of the Italian language.

On the 700th anniversary of his death in the night between Sept 13 to 14th, 1321, here are five things to know about a titan of world literature.

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