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Jacopo Alighieri

1289–1348

A poet and commentator from medieval Italy, he is remembered both as Dante’s son and as one of the earliest readers to help explain the Divine Comedy to others. His own writing, including the Dottrinale, helped carry that literary world into the next generation.

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Chiose alla cantica dell'Inferno di Dante Alighieri pubblicate per la prima volta in corretta lezione con riscontri e fac-simili di codici, e precedute da una indagine critica

Chiose alla cantica dell'Inferno di Dante Alighieri pubblicate per la prima volta in corretta lezione con riscontri e fac-simili di codici, e precedute da una indagine critica

by Jacopo Alighieri

About the author

Born in Florence around 1289, Jacopo Alighieri was the son of Dante Alighieri and Gemma Donati. He followed his father into exile and became part of the circle that preserved and interpreted Dante’s work after Dante’s death.

Jacopo is especially noted as one of the earliest commentators on the Divine Comedy. He also wrote his own poem, the Dottrinale, a work in sixty chapters that shows his interest in moral and literary instruction.

Although he is often introduced through his famous father, Jacopo has his own place in literary history: as a poet, an early critic, and a key figure in passing Dante’s legacy on to later readers.