The Genealogy of Morals · Character
Dante
Poet whose Divine Comedy is cited as an example of the ascetic ideal in art.
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First appearance: third essay
Dante shows up with force in Chapter 15. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned for his inscription over the gate of hell, which Nietzsche contrasts with the hidden hate behind Christian paradise.
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