Dolce Stil Novo

important when it comes to the development of literature. It has made such a large impact on literature because it helped standardize Italian as a language of literature, it is a work that many people draw inspiration from, and helped to introduce Dolce Stil Novo. To begin with, The Inferno was the first Italian epic to be written in the vernacular, the common language of the people, of the Florentine dialect of Italian. It is now considered by some to be the greatest literary work in the Italian language

product of a series of misreadings and revisions of the text. In the case of Francesca we have a confession that is more a literary rationale for her offense than an admission of individual culpability, for Francesca seeks to use the language of dolce stil novo poetry as a kind of cloaking device to hide herself as the historical agent or subject who bears responsibility for her

greatly influenced by their styles and ideas. Dante also had the opportunity to meet popular poets of his time, including Guido Cavalcani, Lapo Gianni, and Cino da Pistoia (Poets.org). These poets helped influence Dante’s writings in the style of Dolce Stil Novo, or “The Sweet New Style”, which let the reader know of the authors political and personal ideas in their