It's one of my favorites too! Dante was a brilliant writer. ...Or perhaps I should say is a brilliant writer since his name is still well-known even to this day.

Kinzo said he also read the Divine Comedy and some of Machiavelli's works too. I did not think Italian writers were read by so many of those in the East. I regret saying that I haven't many Eastern books, though. [Perhaps she could find some here.]