ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name of the work that Dante’s Inferno is part of?
A
The Divine Retribution
B
The Divine Tragedy
C
The Divine Justice
D
The Divine Comedy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Inferno (Italian: [iɱˈfɛrno]; Italian for “Hell") is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri’s 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy. It is followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. The Inferno describes Dante’s journey 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. It is usually held to be one of the world’s great works of literature.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.

Detailed explanation-4: -He has two guides: Virgil, who leads him through the Inferno and Purgatorio, and Beatrice, who introduces him to Paradiso.

Detailed explanation-5: -Italian poet and scholar Dante Alighieri is best known for his masterpiece La Commedia (known in English as The Divine Comedy), which is universally considered one of world literature’s greatest poems.

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