Convivio

Convivio

by Dante Alighieri

The *Convivio* (The Banquet) is an unfinished work by Dante Alighieri, written around 1304-1307. It's a collection of four treatises, each featuring a canzone (long lyrical poem) and a prose allegorical interpretation. The *Convivio* acts as a vernacular encyclopedia of the time, covering philosophy, politics, linguistics, science, and history. It explores themes of love, wisdom, and true nobility, with Dante using the allegory of Lady Philosophy to personify his intellectual pursuits. The work is also notable for its defense of writing in the vernacular Italian language, as opposed to Latin, a crucial point in Dante's literary trajectory.

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Dante is known for establishing the use of the vernacular in literature at a time when most poetry was written in Latin, making it accessible only to the most educated readers. His De vulgari eloquent...

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