ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does Dante ascend to the celestial spheres?
A
Beatrice brings it
B
for physical strength
C
spheres open for it to pass
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Appearance. Dante was a muscular and athletic man with an experienced knowledge of combat. He had short and brown hair beneath his chain mail and metal crown of thorns. (Though in the film, he was depicted in several different ways by varying his hair’s length, body proportions and armor.)

Detailed explanation-2: -Dante’s nine spheres of Heaven are the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, the Fixed Stars, and the Primum Mobile. These are associated by Dante with the nine levels of the angelic hierarchy.

Detailed explanation-3: -The soul predestined to welcome Dante in the sphere of Saturn is Peter Damian (1007-72). Peter left a celebrated career as a teacher and entered the Benedictine monastery at Fonte Avellana (in central Italy), where he led a simple life conducive to spiritual worship and contemplation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dante believes he is ascending to Venus. His suspicion is confirmed when he notices Beatrice growing even more beautiful than she once was. There, Dante sees a bunch of wheeling lights, dancing so harmoniously together that he compares them to a spark in a flame, and indeed they are singing the hymn, “Hosanna."

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