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IMC 2010: Sessions

Session 1220: Dante and his Influence: Then and Now

Wednesday 14 July 2010, 14.15-15.45

Moderator/Chair:Matthew Treherne, School of Languages, Cultures & Societies - Italian / Leeds Centre for Dante Studies, University of Leeds
Paper 1220-aPoetical Vocabulary in the Commedia: Dante's Emulation, Superseding, and Redemption of the Classics
(Language: English)
Veronica Zanoni, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter
Index terms: Language and Literature - Greek, Language and Literature - Italian, Language and Literature - Latin, Theology
Paper 1220-bMarsilius of Padua in Florence: The Vernacular Version of the Defensor Pacis
(Language: Italiano)
Lorenza Tromboni, Dipartimento di Storia, Archeologia, Geografia, Arte e Spettacolo, Università di Firenze
Index terms: Philosophy, Political Thought
Abstract

Paper -a:
The relationship between Dante and his classical models is not definitely established from the encounter with Virgil yet it develops in love, conflict, imitation, in-/dependence, superseding, and redemption throughout his journey, as Dante's personality evolves between his descent to Hell and his rise to Paradise. We will illustrate Dante's dialogue with the Classics, pointing out that Dante's lungo studio and grande amore are the literary basis of the Commedia; at the end of his poem there is no total refutation of his auctores; yet, by incorporating them into his poetry to express even the essence of God, Dante gives them the chance to redeem themselves from paganism, write Christian poetry through his own verses and to participate in the kingdom of God on a literary level.

Paper -b:
Il Defensor pacis di Marsilio da Padova fu, subito dopo la sua diffusione, al centro di numerose polemiche che coinvolgevano gli ambienti clericali e quelli laici, a causa della forza e della novità delle tesi ivi esposte. Pochi anni dopo, nel 1363, fu completata a Firenze una versione volgare dell'opera di Marsilio: è evidente il forte consenso che l'anonimo traduttore accorda alle tesi esposte nel Defensor pacis e l'intenzione divulgativa che sta alla base della sua opera. Fondamentale, in questo senso, è anche il legame con la tradizione inaugurata dalla Monarchia dantesca, basata sulla dottrina della divisione tra potere temporale e potere spirituale.