Read the selection from the section "The Pre-Renaissance Period."

Giotto di Bondone was the most famous artist of this period. He revealed a new style that depended on clear and simple structure, and showed a high level of awareness of what was going on in his subjects' minds. The great poet Dante lived at about the same time as Giotto, and Dante's poetry shows a similar concern with inward experience and the subtle shades and variations of human nature.

What does the author convey by referring to Dante's poetry?

A
that Dante's writing influenced the art Giotto created during the proto-renaissance period
B
that Dante and Giotto were the most prominent artists of the proto-renaissance period
C
that proto-renaissance ideas influenced literature as well as other art forms
D
that proto-renaissance ideas revived an interest in poetry as an art form