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    L’Empireo in Dante e la «divina scienza» del “Convivio”

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    Building on recent scholarship, this essay reconsiders Dante’s description of the Empyrean and of divine science in his Convivio (II.iii, 8-11 and xiv, 19-20), by emphasising their deep connection and profound otherness in comparison with physical reality and human knowledge. First, it is argued that, in his treatise, Dante describes the Empyrean as a non-material sky. Second, a new appraisal of Dante’s definition of divine science is offered, one which stresses the author’s reference to the words uttered by Christ during the Last Supper, and the role that the whole passage and its medieval exegesis ascribe to the Holy Spirit in clarifying the divine teachings conveyed by the Gospels

    Now Feed Yourself: Anglo-American and Italian Scholarship on Dante

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    This volume is the first to examine in parallel the ways in which twentieth- and twenty-first century Anglo-American Dante scholarship and Italian dantistica have studied key issues at the centre of the poet’s oeuvre. It offers a critically and contextually informed overview that concentrates on the main trends, features, and specificities of both traditions, as well as their points of contact. Leading scholars discuss the history and development of the principal questions that characterize the present-day study of Dante and his writings—questions related to Dante’s biography, his religious and political beliefs, his literary and doctrinal readings and knowledge, and the position of his writings in modern critical developments

    Dante a Trento! Usi e abusi di una retorica nazionale (1890-1921)

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    L’11 ottobre 1896, in piena dominazione austroungarica, si inaugurava a Trento il monumento a Dante «Genio tutelare della lingua e della civiltà italiana nel Trentino», opera dello scultore fiorentino Cesare Zocchi. Riconosciuto come il più articolato e riuscito fra i molti dedicati al poeta nel corso dell’Ottocento, quello di Trento è passato alla storia come un monumento apertamente irredentista, un’interpretazione che l’esito della Grande Guerra non fece che rafforzare. Ma nel contesto multinazionale dell’Impero, l’affermazione dell’italianità era impresa ben più complessa. Anna Pegoretti ricostruisce nel dettaglio l'episodio restituendolo al suo articolato contesto storico, culturale e letterario, dominato dalla figura di Giosue Carducci
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