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Dante Alighieri

Italian poet, briefly mentioned in cultural references.

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Also known as Dante

First appearance: i prejudices of philosophers

Dante Alighieri shows up with force in Chapter 236. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Cited for his line 'ella guardava suso, ed io in lei' ('she looked upward, and I at her'), which is presented as a foundational example of the idealized, uplifting view of…
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