ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where is Dante when he writes the Divine Comedy?
A
In Paris
B
In Florence
C
In exile
D
On vacation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He eventually settled in Ravenna, an important coastal town in the east of Italy. The 15 years Dante spent in exile, isolated, were fundamental to the creation of the Divine Comedy.

Detailed explanation-2: -’ The poet Giovanni Boccaccio says Dante visited Paris while in exile and Gladstone believed he studied in Oxford, but it is unlikely that he ever left Italy. He lived for periods in Arezzo, Bologna and Verona and his last few years were spent in Ravenna, where he died in September 1321.

Detailed explanation-3: -Exiled from his native town of Florence, Dante Alighieri wrote the Divine Comedy, the first part of which is Inferno, as he wandered from city to city in northern Italy between 1301 and 1314. The poem reflects the political and social turmoil that plagued the region at the time.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dante’s political activities, including the banishing of several rivals, led to his own banishment, and he wrote his masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, as a virtual wanderer, seeking protection for his family in town after town.

Detailed explanation-5: -His final years were spent in the city of Ravenna on the Adriatic coast, where he died of malaria in 1321.

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