ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Dante’s origins are (2 answers):
A
a bourgeois family
B
a family of minor nobility
C
a family from Florence
D
an Umbrian family
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He was born in Florence in 1265 under the sign of Gemini (between May 21 and June 20) and remained devoted to his native city all his life. Dante describes how he fought as a cavalryman against the Ghibellines, a banished Florentine party supporting the imperial cause.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dante was born in Florence in 1265. The Alighieri family came from a branch of the house of Elisei, founded by the wife of Cacciaguida, a warrior who died in the Second Crusade. Dante’s parents (Alighiero di Bellincione Alighieri and Bella di Abati) were minor nobility, so he grew up among the aristocracy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Overview. Located in Italy, Florence was the capital city of Tuscany where Dante was born and raised. He and his father named Alighiero owned an estate here. Dante’s lover named Beatrice lived here with them as well.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dante Alighieri and Florence are deeply linked. Besides being the city where he was born, Florence is also the theatre of his education and literary work. Dante Alighieri was born in March (or perhaps June) 1265 in Florence.

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