FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Tragedy
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Comedy
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Hymnica
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -When Dante first published his work he simply called it “The Comedy of Dante Alighieri, ” in Italian, of course. His readers were so enraptured by the work that “divine” was added to the title to express their admiration for it.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was the original title of the work..? Who suggested the addition to the title? And why..? Giovanni boccaccio, to explain the matter and to commemorate the beautifulness of his works.
Detailed explanation-4: -“La Commedia”, as Dante originally named it, is an imaginary journey through the three realms of the afterlife: inferno (hell), purgatorio (purgatory) and paradiso (heaven).
Detailed explanation-5: -No copy of the Divine Comedy in the author’s hand has yet been discovered. Surviving manuscripts date from fifteen years after Dante’s death, and are foundational for today’s modern versions.