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.” A pen name honoring this poet was used by the author of “The Blessed Damozel.” The epigraph of T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (15[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 poet (10[1])included Homer, Ovid, and other ancient poets in his depiction of Limbo. (10[1])For 10 points, name this Italian poet who depicted Virgil leading him through the nine circles of hell (10[1])in his Inferno. ■END■

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