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Dante called the poem "Commedia" (translated as "Comedy" with the adjective "Divine" being added later in the 14th century) because poems in the ancient world were classified as High ("Tragedy") or Low ("Comedy").
Low poems had happy endings and were of everyday or vulgar subjects, while High poems were for more serious matters. Dante was one of the first in the Middle Ages to write of a serious subject, the Redemption of man, in the low and vulgar Italian language and not the Latin language as one might expect for such a serious topic.
Our word comedy has moved on and does not equate to the commedia of Dante.
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Why is Dante's Divine Comedy titled as a divine?
Very interesting question. Dante (1265-1321) titled his work simply " Comedia". Divine was not added to the title until 1555.
Who was the author of divine comedy?
The author of the Divine Comedy was Dante Alighieri. It was written between 1308 and 1322.
Who is the author of divine comedy?
Dante
Who is the author of The Divine Comedy?
Dante
Who is the author divine comedy?
Dante
What was divine comedy about?
Dante Alighieri's epic poem "Divine Comedy" concerns Dante's travels through Hell , Purgatory and Heaven .
What was divine comedy?
Dante Alighieri's epic poem "Divine Comedy" concerns Dante's travels through Hell , Purgatory and Heaven .
Who created divine comedy?
the divine comedy was written by a famous writer called Dante
When was divine comedy written?
The Divine Comedy was written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and 1321.
Divine comedy author?
Dante Alighieri
Author of The Divine Comedy?
The author of the Divine Comedy was Dante Alighieri, and was written between 1308 - 22.
When did Dante finish writing divine comedy?
Dante completed "The Divine Comedy" in 1320, shortly before his death. It is considered one of the greatest works of world literature and is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.
