ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False:Dante’s wife, Beatrice, was his greatest source of inspiration for writing The Divine Comedy.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Besides Dante’s fellow poets, the classical figure that most influenced the Comedy is Aristotle. Dante built up the philosophy of the Comedy with the works of Aristotle as a foundation, just as the scholastics used Aristotle as the basis for their thinking.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dante’s personal life and the writing of The Comedy were greatly influenced by the politics of late-thirteenth-century Florence.

Detailed explanation-3: -Metaphorically speaking, Beatrice is a mirror upon which divine love is reflected and, consequently, serves as the pilgrim’s bridge to salvation. She is a powerful character and a woman of action who descends into hell to call upon Virgil for his help and to instruct him to lead the pilgrim on an otherworldly journey.

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