ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Dante’s family is part ____
A
of the chivalric class
B
of the minor nobility
C
of small landowners
D
of the middle class
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As a member of the Guelph political party, Dante was sent often on missions to arrange peace between the two warring parties. His opposition to the pope’s interference to the unification of all the various city-states often brought him to be at odds with the reigning pope.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dante is considered the greatest Italian poet, best known for The Divine Comedy, an epic poem that is one of the world’s most important works of literature. The poem, which is divided into three sections, follows a man, generally assumed to be Dante himself, as he visits Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise.

Detailed explanation-3: -His death mask is now stored in the Palazzo Vecchio to honor both his political contribution to the city of Florence and his essential role in the development of Italian literature, culture, and civilization.

Detailed explanation-4: -Italian poet and scholar Dante Alighieri is best known for his masterpiece La Commedia (known in English as The Divine Comedy), which is universally considered one of world literature’s greatest poems.

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