ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the genre of Divine Comedy?
A
philosophical poem
B
epic
C
novel
D
novella
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Divine Comedy (Italian: Divina Commedia; Italian pronunciation: [diˈviːna komˈmɛːdja]) is an Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. 1308 and completed around 1321, shortly before the author’s death.

Detailed explanation-2: -An Italian stanzaic form, used most notably by Dante Alighieri in Commedia (The Divine Comedy), consisting of tercets with interwoven rhymes (ABA BCB DED EFE, and so on).

Detailed explanation-3: -Dante’s Inferno is medieval allegory: a story designed to convey important spiritual truths through its setting, characters, and events.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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