ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When does Dante start his journey?
A
on Maundy Thursday
B
on Good Friday
C
on Holy Saturday
D
On Easter Monday
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The answer to the above question can be found in the line: He finds Dante in the woods on the evening of Good Friday in the year 1300 and serves as a guide as Dante begins his religious pilgrimage to find God.

Detailed explanation-2: -The World of Dante. Dante’s Inferno, widely hailed as one of the great classics of Western literature, details Dante’s journey through the nine circles of Hell. The voyage begins during Easter week in the year 1300, the descent through Hell starting on Good Friday.

Detailed explanation-3: -The poem begins on the night of Maundy Thursday on March 24 (or April 7), 1300, shortly before the dawn of Good Friday.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The journey Dante takes in the ‘Divine Comedy’ takes him about 7 1/2 days to complete, according to the Museo Casa di Dante in Florence, Italy. The journey begins at night between April 7 and April 8, 1300 and ends on April 14, 1300 at midnight.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dante tells that he traversed the three kingdoms of the afterlife during the spring equinox, starting on the night between the 7th and 8th of April of 1300, the year of the first Jubilee proclaimed by Pope Boniface VIII, and that he ended his journey at midnight of 14th April.

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