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In De Vulgari Eloquentia, Dante writes primarily in which language ?

Correct answer: C. Latin

  • A. Tuscan
  • B. Italian
  • C. Latin
  • D. English

Explanation

Although De Vulgari Eloquentia discusses the Italian vernacular, Dante wrote the treatise itself in Latin, the learned language of medieval scholarship. This distinction between subject and language is the key to the answer.

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