ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many songs does Hell consist of, the first canticle of the Divine Comedy?
A
34
B
33
C
25
D
37
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy is considered an epic masterpiece and a foundational work of the Western canon. We offer this short guide to the nine circles of Hell, as described in Dante’s Inferno.

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

Detailed explanation-3: -discussed in biography …into three sections, or canticles, Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. Technically there are 33 cantos in each canticle and one additional canto, contained in the Inferno, which serves as an introduction to the entire poem. For the most part the cantos range from about 136 to about 151 lines.

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