Definition of Dantesque

1. Adjective. Of or relating to Dante Alighieri or his writings.

Exact synonyms: Dantean
Partainyms: Dante, Dante
Derivative terms: Dante

Definition of Dantesque

1. a. Dantelike; Dantean.

Definition of Dantesque

1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or in the style of Dante; characterized by a formal, elevated tone and somber focus. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dantesque

Danishness
Danite
Danites
Danmark
Dannebrog
Dannie
Danno
Danny
Dano-Norwegian
Dansker
Danskers
Dante
Dante Alighieri
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Dantean
Dantesque
Danton
Danton True Young
Danu
Danube
Danube River
Danube bleak
Danube salmon
Danubian
Danubian endemic familial nephropathy
Danubians
Danysz
Danysz phenomenon
Danzig
Daoism

Literary usage of Dantesque

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature by John Addington Symonds (1881)
"... —dantesque Imitation—Blending of Classical and Medieval Motives—Matteo Palmieri's Citta di Vita —The Fate of ..."

2. Renaissance in Italy by John Addington Symonds (1898)
"... '—dantesque Imitation—Blending of Classical and Medieval Motives—Matteo Palmieri'a ' Citta di Vita '—The Fate of ..."

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