Introduction to the two Philosophers
             The two great philosophers that were part of our history and make
             their mark in the philosophical thinking in terms of art, understanding of
             philosophical thinking and music are Dante Alighieri and Karl Marx. The
             former was one of the greatest Italian poets of his time as well as a
             significant writer of European literature. Dante is renowned for his famous
             piece of poetry titled Commedia'. On the other hand, Karl Marx is from the
             modern period of philosophical thinking and has interests in philosophy and
             critical thinking, hailing from the humanities. This paper discusses the
             similarities and differences between Alighieri and Marx as well as
             establishes their representation of art and philosophy in their respective
             Dante Alighieri - The Philosopher from Renaissance Period
             Dante Alighieri or more commonly known as "Dante," is more often than
             not regarded as the finest poet of the Middle Ages. Apart from this, he was
             also renowned for being a philosopher as well as a political thinker. He
             used to write the major part of his poetry in the Italian colloquial rather
             than in Latin. This he did due to the reason that would effect the whole
             Dante Alighieri's work in Italian vernacular language was Divina
             Commedia, Vita Nuova, The Convivio, Rime, Il Fiore and Detto d' Amore.
             Apart from this, he also wrote in Latin language, the works of which are De
             Vulgari Eloquentia, The Monarchia, The Epistles, The Eclogues and Quaestio
             de aqua et de terra. His forte remained in the areas of poetry and
             philosophical re-mapping in the light of his art, which is in giving vent
             to his feelings through the medium of writing poems and the like.
             Karl Marx - The Philosopher from Modern Period
             Karl Marx can be regarded as
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