ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
WHY WAS DANTE SENT INTO EXILE?
A
DANTE HAD BEEN ACCUSED OF REBELLION TO THE POPE AND OF BARATTERIA
B
DANTE HAD BEEN ACCUSED OF BEING A TRAITOR
C
DANTE WAS A GREAT SINNER
D
DANTE HAD STAINED A SERIOUS CRIME
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Pope Boniface VIII (Latin: Bonifatius PP. VIII; born Benedetto Caetani, c.

Detailed explanation-3: -’ 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-4: -Somehow Dante believes that his exile can make his own story more tragic and therefore heroic, like that of a Greek hero. Dante’s exile gives him a wider perspective of mankind in general. He is able to meet a broader range of characters during his exile, rather than just the people of his class in Florence.

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