FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Question
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he is the guardian of Paradise
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the Muses are not enough
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The Muses are pagan deities
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -As a Christian, Dante conceives of the Muses as effective allegories of his poetic talent, a talent he perceives to be a gift of God. In this sense, even his early invocations to the Muses are also recognition of God’s involvement.
Detailed explanation-2: -In later parts, the Purgatorio and the Paradiso, Dante will invoke Christian deities to help him, but here he does not invoke them concerning Hell. Instead, he turns to the classical Muses, to Genius, and to Memory.
Detailed explanation-3: -Summary and Analysis Canto I. In the middle of the journey of his life, Dante finds himself lost in a dark wood, and he cannot find the straight path. He cannot remember how he wandered away from his true path that he should be following, but he is in a fearful place, impenetrable and wild.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dante invokes the Muses, the ancient goddesses of art and poetry, and asks them to help him tell of his experiences. Dante relates that as he and Virgil approach the mouth of Hell, his mind turns to the journey ahead and again he feels the grip of dread.