ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many songs are there in the “Divine Comedy”?
A
Thirty
B
Thirty three
C
Three
D
hundred
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Divine Comedy is composed of 14, 233 lines that are divided into three cantiche (singular cantica) – Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise) – each consisting of 33 cantos (Italian plural canti).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Divine Comedy is divided into three canticles: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.

Detailed explanation-3: -The poem consists of 100 cantos, which are grouped together into three sections, or canticles, Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Divine Comedy-All Three Volumes (Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso): Alighieri, Dante-Mandelbaum, Allen, Moser, Barry: Amazon.com: Books.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Divine Comedy isn’t light reading by any means. After all, this 14th-century epic poem is comprised of 100 cantos and 14, 233 lines. The subject matter is rife with both Greek mythology and church history.

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