ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first part of the Divine Comedy is called ____ and is about Dante’s journey through hell.
A
Inferno
B
Purgatorio
C
Paradiso
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Inferno is the first part of Dante Alighieri’s 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy. It is followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. The Inferno tells the journey of Dante through Hell, guided by the ancient Roman poet Virgil.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Divine Comedy, Italian La divina commedia, original name La commedia, long narrative poem written in Italian circa 1308–21 by Dante.

Detailed explanation-3: -INFERNO I. I found that I was in a gloomy wood, because the path which led aright was lost.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dante imagined a journey through the three kingdoms of the afterlife, where he intended to explore the suffering of hell, the repentance of purgatory, and the ascent toward God in paradise so as to show to humanity the way that had been lost.

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