in what language did dante write his divine
First edition to name the poem Divina Comedia, 1555. The Divine Comedy (Italian: Divina Commedia [diËviËna komËmÉËdja]) is a long narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. 1308 and completed in 1320, a year before his death in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent work in Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature.