# Dante — Poetry character guide

> Dante in Poetry by Henry van Dyke Jr..

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0213-eight-echoes-from-the-poems-of-auguste-angellier

## Who they are

The Italian poet, referenced in verse.

## In the story

### [Milton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_10_se/chapters/milton)

Mentioned as a companion in grief, with whom Milton shares a place through pain.

### [Robert Browning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_10_se/chapters/robert-browning)

Mentioned as part of Browning's poetic heritage, symbolizing divine desire.

### [The Little-Neck Clam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_10_se/chapters/the-little-neck-clam)

Mentioned in 'The Whitmaniac Clam' as a contrast to Whitman's poetic sustenance.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_10_se/characters/dante
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_10_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_10_se/characters