John Ciardi produced a famous translation of this author's best-known work,
John Ciardi produced a famous translation of this author's best-known work, which drew heavily from Islamic philosophy according to the scholar Miguel Palacios. In one work by this author, the final canzone is left unfinished because it is interrupted by the death of the (*) author's lover. In another work, this author is attacked by a lion, a leopard, and a she-wolf before being rescued by his eventual guide, a Roman poet. For 10 points, name this author who helped establish the Tuscan dialect with his La Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy.
John Ciardi produced a famous translation of this author's best-known work, which drew heavily from Islamic philosophy according to the scholar Miguel Palacios.