Italians defend Dante from claims he was 'light years' behind Shakespeare

An 1865 sculpture of Dante Alighieri by Enrico Pazzi by the Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence. Photograph: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images

An 1865 sculpture of Dante Alighieri by Enrico Pazzi by the Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence. Photograph: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images

source https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/mar/29/italians-defend-dante-from-claims-he-was-light-years-behind-shakespeare