ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Divine Comedy is a social commentary that portrays a negative image of ____
A
God
B
angels
C
Christianity
D
Politicians
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is also drawn primarily from Christian theology, rather than from classical sources. However, Dante’s illustrative examples of sin and virtue draw on classical sources as well as on the Bible and on contemporary events.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dante’s poem, The Divine Comedy, is one of the most important works of medieval literature. An imaginary journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, the work explores ideas of the afterlife in medieval Christian belief.

Detailed explanation-3: -The poem is the first part of Dante’s three-part religious project, the Divine Comedy, which goes on to illustrate Christian purgatory and heaven. The Inferno, however, is much more than a mere dramatization of the Christian afterlife.

Detailed explanation-4: -The readings, including the “Divine Comedy, ” were regarded as books that no good Catholic might read until they had been redacted by the Holy Office. A cleric would expurgate those passages of text deemed offensive.

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