In this author's version of the legend of the courtesan Thaïs ["THEY-iss"], her ultimate fate is to drown in excrement.
In this author's version of the legend of the courtesan Thaïs ["THEY-iss"], her ultimate fate is to drown in excrement. In a work by this author, the emperors Trajan and Constantine become part of an eagle that resides on the planet Jupiter. Reading the legend of Lancelot and Guinevere inspires two of his characters to have an adulterous affair. A troubadour explains the rule that climbing must cease after sunset on a seven-terraced mountain created by this author. One of his works begins: "Midway on our life's journey, I found myself / in dark woods." In that work, this author is given a tour of Heaven by his beloved Beatrice, and is guided by Virgil through the Nine Circles of Hell. For 10 points, name this Tuscan poet who included the Inferno in his Divine Comedy.
In this author's version of the legend of the courtesan Thaïs ["THEY-iss"], her ultimate fate is to drown in excrement.
Dante [or Durante degli Alighieri]