ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
WHAT DOES CONVIVIO MEAN?
A
A BANQUET WHERE SONGS ARE SINGED
B
A METAPHORICAL BANQUET WHERE THE TOPICS OF KNOWLEDGE ARE SERVED TO GUESTS
C
A BANQUET WHERE PHILOSOPHY IS DISCUSSED
D
A BANQUET IN WHICH MATTERS OF LOVE ARE DISCUSSED
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Noun. convivio m (plural convivios) feast, banquet. (Latin America) get-together, party, fellowship.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dante’s Convivio, composed in exile between 1304 and 1307, is a series of self-commentaries on three of Dante’s long poems. These allegorical love poems and philosophical verse become the basis for philosophical, literary, moral, and political exposition.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Convivio di Dante Alighieri is a philosophical essay composed in the years between 1304 and 1307 after Dante’s political exile in Florence.

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