Round 1: Tossup 10

This poet is quoted in a dedication to Ezra Pound that uses this poet’s native language to call Pound “the greater craftsman.” (15[1])A pen name honoring this poet was used by the author of “The Blessed Damozel.” (15[1])The epigraph (15[1])of T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (-5[1])quotes this poet. Robert Pinsky’s translation of a poem by this author preserves its terza rima verse, rendering an iconic phrase as (*) “Abandon all hope, you who enter (10[1])here!” This (-5[1])poet included Homer, Ovid, and other ancient poets in his depiction of Limbo. For 10 points, name this Italian poet who depicted Virgil leading him through the nine circles of hell in his Inferno. ■END■ (0[1])

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