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The three most famous and important authors of Italian literature, also called 'the three crowns [of Italian literature]' for the importance of their works, are:
Dante Alighieri - "The Divine Comedy" (epic poem in three cantoes)
Giovanni Boccaccio - "Decameron" (short stories in prose)
Francesco Petrarca - "Il Canzoniere" (poetry - sonnets)
Other famous Italian authors are:
Alessandro Manzoni, Giacomo Leopardi, Ugo Foscolo, Luigi Pirandello, Eugenio Montale, Primo Levi, Umberto Eco, Dario Fo, Italo Svevo, Italo Calvino, Giovanni Verga, Giuseppe Ungaretti, Giovanni D'Annunzio, etc...
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