That work ends with an encounter with a rose and three circles of identical size.
This writer described wisdom as the "mother of all origins" and proposed a "l'umana operazione". This author of the Convivio contrasted the powers of the Holy Roman Emperor and the Pope in the Monarchia. An unfinished canzone and his commentary on his own life are contained in his La Vita Nuova. In one of his works, the letter P is erased from his forehead each time he passes a terrace. That work ends with an encounter with a rose and three circles of identical size. He glimpses the inscription "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here" while passing through nine circles of hell accompanied by the poet Virgil. For 10 points, name this poet and lover of Beatrice who wrote The Divine Comedy.
This writer described wisdom as the "mother of all origins" and proposed a "l'umana operazione".
{Dante} Alighieri