ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What/who is Dante?
A
a cat
B
a dog
C
a man
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dante, in full Dante Alighieri, (born c. May 21–June 20, 1265, Florence [Italy]-died September 13/14, 1321, Ravenna), Italian poet, prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, and political thinker. He is best known for the monumental epic poem La commedia, later named La divina commedia (The Divine Comedy).

Detailed explanation-2: -He is a good man who strays from the path of virtue, finding himself in the dark wood at the beginning of the poem. He is saved by his beloved Beatrice, who sends Virgil to guide him on his spectacular journey through hell. Dante is often terrified in hell and is moved by pity for the suffering sinners he sees there.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meaning:steadfast; enduring; everlasting. Flooded with literary meaning, Dante is a masculine name of great creative potential. A contracted form of the Italian Durante, Dante shares its meaning of “steadfast” or “enduring” from the Latin root duras.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Divine Comedy is the allegorical record of Dante’s quest to overcome sin and find God’s love; in Inferno, Dante explores the nature of sin by traveling through Hell, where evil receives punishment according to God’s justice.

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