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| | Beatrice Portinari Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ NaturalResearch.org (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Although the details surrounding the life of Beatrice Portinari, pronounced bay'-a-treech-eh, (1266-1290) are subject to much dispute, there is little doubt she was a major influence in Dante Alighieri's life, influencing particularly his works of La Vita Nuova and La Divina Commedia. |
 | | Following their first meeting, Dante was so enthralled by Beatrice that he later wrote in La Vita Nuova: "Here is a deity stronger than I; who coming, shall rule over me." Indeed, she did and Dante frequented parts of Florence, his home city, where he thought he might catch even a glimpse of her. |
 | | Beatrice's influence was far from simple inspiration, she appeared as a character in his two greatest works - La Vita Nuova and La Divina Commedia. |
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