ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The adjective Divina was added by Giovanni Boccaccio, owing to its subject matter and lofty style, and the first edition to name the poem Divina Comedia in the title was that of the Venetian humanist Lodovico Dolce, published in 1555 by Gabriele Giolito de’ Ferrari.

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: -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-4: -Dante began writing the Divine Comedy only after his expulsion from Florence, and it is as much an attempt to make sense of his estrangement from home (and his anger over the situation) as it is a spiritual journey to understand God. “Dante is lost in a dark wood, which signifies the errancy of his soul.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is a long allegorical poem in three parts (or canticas): the Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise), and 100 cantos, with the Inferno having 34, Purgatorio having 33, and Paradiso having 33 cantos.