Writers in Ravenna

The atlas holds 4 people and 8 moments here, from 1319 to 1877. The most recorded lives are Dante Alighieri, Giovanni Boccaccio and Oscar Wilde.

Notable people

1. Dante Alighieri

   from 1319 to 1321

   3 moments here

   Florentine poet, prose writer, philosopher, and statesman whose Divine Comedy became a foundational work of Italian and European literature.…

2. Giovanni Boccaccio

   from 1345 to 1361

   3 moments here

   Italian writer, poet, and humanist, best known for the Decameron. His documented life moved between Florence, Naples, Romagna, papal Avignon and…

3. Oscar Wilde

   in 1877

   1 moment here

   Irish author, poet, playwright, critic, and leading figure in late nineteenth-century aestheticism.…

4. Lord Byron

   in 1819

   1 moment here

   George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…

Moments

1. 1319 Settled at Guido Novello's court in Ravenna Dante Alighieri
2. 1321 Died in Ravenna Dante Alighieri
3. 1321 Returned ill to Ravenna Dante Alighieri
4. 1345 Residence at Ostasio da Polenta’s court Giovanni Boccaccio
5. 1350 Mission to Ravenna for Dante’s daughter Giovanni Boccaccio
6. 1361 Return visit to Ravenna Giovanni Boccaccio
7. 1819 Residence in Ravenna Lord Byron
8. 1877 Visit reflected in Ravenna Oscar Wilde

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