ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Original title of the work:
A
Commedia
B
Scripture
C
Gospel
D
Sacred poem
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Divine Comedy, Italian La divina commedia, original name La commedia, long narrative poem written in Italian circa 1308–21 by Dante . It is usually held to be one of the world’s great works of literature.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dante Alighieri (c. 1265-1321) Considered the finest poet that Italy has ever produced, Dante is also celebrated as a major influence on western European culture. His masterpiece, La divina commedia (1306-21; The Divine Comedy ) is universally known as one of the greatest poems in world literature.

Detailed explanation-4: -It might not sound all that funny, but Dante called his epic poem a comedy because, unlike tragedies that begin on a high note and end tragically, comedies begin badly but end well.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dante, in full Dante Alighieri, (born c. May 21–June 20, 1265, Florence [Italy]-died September 13/14, 1321, Ravenna), Italian poet, prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, and political thinker. He is best known for the monumental epic poem La commedia, later named La divina commedia (The Divine Comedy).

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