For 10 points, name this Italian author of La Vita Nuova and the Divine Comedy.
This man wrote the sonnet "To every captive soul and gentle heart" after a dream in which the figure of Love gives a woman his heart to eat. A character created by this man has a name meaning "evil tail" and lies about the condition of bridges. A work by this man features Ugolino gnawing on Ruggieri as well as a gate inscribed "All hope abandon ye who enter here." This man loved a woman named Beatrice and wrote a poem that begins with Virgil guiding the protagonist through hell. For 10 points, name this Italian author of La Vita Nuova and the Divine Comedy.
This man wrote the sonnet "To every captive soul and gentle heart" after a dream in which the figure of Love gives a woman his heart to eat.
Dante Alighieri [accept either]