# Dante Alighieri — Beyond Good and Evil character guide

> Dante Alighieri in Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dante

**First appearance:** 0002-i-prejudices-of-philosophers

## Who they are

Italian poet, briefly mentioned in cultural references.

## In the story

### [Chapter 236](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/236)

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 womanhood.

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