In one sense, “modern” refers to anything from the time of the renaissance or later, which puts Dante right about at the dividing line.
“In one sense, “modern” refers to anything from the time of the renaissance or later ...”
I remember an interesting discussion on FR about the Renaissance and when it began. I don’t recall exactly but I think some agreed that it was about the time that Gutenberg printed the Bible. Dante died more than a century before that.