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The poet who toured Hell, took notes, and named names.
means Dante Alighieri, the medieval Italian poet whose Divine Comedy mapped the afterlife in unforgettable detail.
from Short for Durante, from the Latin durare, to endure — fitting for a man who survived exile, heartbreak, and nine circles of Hell on paper.
Vulgar tongueWrote in Italian, not Latin, inventing modern Italian.
Petty afterlifePlaced personal enemies in Hell by name.
Eternal crushBeatrice, his muse, he met maybe twice.
Comedy, no jokesCalled Comedy because it ends in Heaven, happily.