ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Dante’s greatest work was written in ____
A
Latin
B
Greek
C
Italian
D
English
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He is best known for the monumental epic poem La commedia, later named La divina commedia (The Divine Comedy). Dante’s Divine Comedy, a landmark in Italian literature and among the greatest works of all medieval European literature, is a profound Christian vision of humankind’s temporal and eternal destiny.

Detailed explanation-2: -1 (Inferno) (Bilingual edition) Dante’s masterwork is a 3 volume work written in Italian rather than Latin. It embraces human individuality and happiness in a way which suggests the beginning of the Renaissance.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -He is described as the “father” of the Italian language, and in Italy he is often referred to as il Sommo Poeta ("the Supreme Poet"). Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio are also called the tre corone ("three crowns") of Italian literature.

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