De vulgari eloquentia

On Eloquence in the Vernacular

Author

Dante Alighieri

Language

Medieval Latin

Year

1303

Country

Italy

Genre

Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise

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De vulgari eloquentia is the title of a Latin essay by Dante Alighieri. Although meant to consist of four books, it abruptly terminates in the middle of the second book. It was probably composed shortly after Dante went into exile, circa 1302–1305.