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Q: Why is the Divine Comedy a good example of the transition from the middle ages to the Renaissance?
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Who was donte alighieri?

He was an Italian poet who wrote The Divine Comedy, which is now commonly known as Dante's Inferno. Inferno was actually only a section The Divine Comedy.


What was Dante alighieris major works?

The Divine Comedy, or Commedia Divina.


Did the vikings invent the renisonts?

No. The Renaissance (meaning rebirth in French) originated in Italy in the 1300s. The Vikings were around far earlier. The Renaissance centered around the reuse and rebirth of art and literature that focused on non-Christian themes. People started painting scenes from Greek mythology and so on. Artists in the Renaissance included Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael (if you're a Ninja Turtles fan, they're all named for Renaissance artists). The Renaissance also included literature. Some Renaissance writers were Dante (the Divine Comedy, which was important because it was written in Italian not Latin) and Shakespeare (later Renaissance in England).


Was Dante part of the Renaissance?

He wrote, "The Divine Comedy". Most books were written in Latin at the time, so instead, he wrote it in Italian. By doing this, he almost single-handedly made Italian a literary language, really impacting the Renaissance. He was a towering figure of European literature.


What is the major event that triggered the beginning of the Renaissance and why?

If there was a major event that triggered the beginning of the Renaissance, it was a Fundamentalist reaction in Islam. In 1175 the reaction had already swept across Northern Africa. It arrived in Spain. The students of Averroes pleaded with him to flee with them to Paris where they appreciated learning. Averroes refused to go. His students fled ahead of the mob. Averroes looked out of his window and saw the fundamentalist mob burning his books. Averroes survived and the copies of his books that his students took to Paris survived. In the Divine Comedy, Dante places Averroes in the Limbo compartment. It was the artists, musicians, and scholars of Islam bringing that knowledge to Europe that brought the Renaissance.

Related questions

When was Divine Comedy created?

Divine Comedy was created in 1321.


What is the moral lesson of the Divine comedy?

There are various moral lessons to be learned from the Divine Comedy. For example, there is the golden rule, which is the idea that you should treat people the way you wish to be treated.


What is the significance of the word comedy in the divine comedy?

The word comedy signifies happy ending which is prominent in divine comedy.


How did Divine Comedy have characteristics of Medieval and Renaissance thoughts?

The "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri combines medieval beliefs in Christian theology, hierarchy of sin, and the afterlife with Renaissance humanism, emphasizing the individual's experience and choices. It reflects the medieval worldview, including concepts of salvation and punishment, while also incorporating innovations in language and style that were characteristic of the Renaissance period.


What is the significance of the word comedy in the divine comedy's title?

The word comedy signifies happy ending which is prominent in divine comedy.


What is the significance of the word comedy in divine comedy's title?

The word comedy signifies happy ending which is prominent in divine comedy.


What does the divine comedy ridicule?

The Divine Comedy is broken into three parts; hell, purgatory, and heaven. Each book in the Divine Comedy focuses on one of those.


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.


Author of The Divine Comedy?

The author of the Divine Comedy was Dante Alighieri, and was written between 1308 - 22.


How is the Divine Comedy important in history?

The Divine Comedy by Dante was important because he wrote this great poem in Italian.


Who was the author of divine comedy?

The author of the Divine Comedy was Dante Alighieri. It was written between 1308 and 1322.