Durante degli Alighieri, better known as Dante Alighieri, was a major Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedia, and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered the most important poem of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language. Take a look below…
30 Interesting And Fun Facts About J.R.R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who’s best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and fun facts about J.R.R. Tolkien. 1. He served as the Rawlinson…
30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, philologist, and a Latin and Greek scholar whose work has exerted a profound influence on Western philosophy and modern intellectual history. Take a look below for 30 more fascinating and interesting facts about Friedrich Nietzsche. 1. He began his career as a classical philologist…
30 Interesting And Fun Facts About Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance born in the Republic of Florence, who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and fun facts about Michelangelo. 1. He’s considered by some the greatest living…
30 Interesting And Fun Facts About William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as both the greatest writer in the English language, and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He’s often called England’s national poet, and the “Bard of Avon.” Take a look below for 30 more interesting and fun facts about William Shakespeare. 1. His extant works, including…