Latin
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The dominant language of epic poetry and the elite in Europe around 1300, which Dante chose to move away from by writing in Tuscan.
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Great Books #9: Dante's La Commedia
Predictive History
The dominant language of epic poetry and the elite in Europe around 1300, which Dante chose to move away from by writing in Tuscan.
Dante #6
Predictive History
The language of the elite, which Dante defied by writing The Divine Comedy in Tuscan Italian.