IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 1021: Shaping and Interacting with Landscapes in Dante's Commedia, I
Wednesday 7 July 2021, 09.00-10.30
| Sponsor: | Leeds Centre for Dante Studies / Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
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| Organiser: | Elisabeth Trischler, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
| Moderator/Chair: | Carmen Costanza, School of Languages, Cultures & Societies - Italian, University of Leeds |
| Paper 1021-a | Dante and the Sensescapes of the Earthly Paradise (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Italian, Learning (The Classical Inheritance) |
| Paper 1021-b | A View from the Terrace of Pride: Laying the Foundations of Sacred Space (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Religious, Art History - General, Biblical Studies, Language and Literature - Italian |
| Paper 1021-c | Identity and Inversion in the Landscape of Dante's Eden (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Italian, Music |
| Abstract | In all three realms of the afterlife, Dante describes the landscape and spaces he encounters as meaningful. He invites the reader to compare his other-worldly descriptions of landscape to their earthly models through metaphors and similes. These landscapes convey meaning and help the reader to understand the condition of the souls and their particular location. He also asks the reader to compare repeated built and natural models and often subverts our expectations of a space. This strand explores interactions and interconnections with the built or natural landscape in Dante Alighieri's Commedia and considers how these landscapes shape the experiences of the souls in the otherworld. |