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Dante: Inferno to Paradise
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Explore the historical background of medieval Florence from 1216 to Dante's birth in 1265, dramatic details of Dante’s childhood, education and early literary and political career, culminating in his exile in 1302, and his decision to begin The Divine Comedy in 1306.
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Explore the afterlife and literary and cultural fate of Dante’s masterpiece.
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See medieval Florence from 1216 to Dante's birth in 1265, his child, education and more.