Dante's tears : the poetics of weeping from Vita nuova to the Commedia /

"Dante's Tears proves a poetics of weeping relevant to Dante's poetry in coincidence with his theological interests celebrated in the Commedia, and seeded in Vita Nuova. It reveals an untold story of Dante and Beatrice, and allows a new code of communication, the key of a hermeneutics...

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Main Author:	Fenu Barbera, Rossana, 1956- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English Italian
Language Notes:	In English; Dante's text appears in Italian with English translation.
Published:	Firenze : Leo S. Olschki editore, 2017.
Series:	Biblioteca dell'"Archivum Romanicum." Storia, letteratura, paleografia ; v. 468.
Subjects:	Dante Alighieri, > 1265-1321 > Criticism and interpretation. Dante Alighieri, > 1265-1321. > Divina commedia. Dante Alighieri, > 1265-1321. > Vita nuova. Dante Alighieri, > 1265-1321. Divina commedia (Dante Alighieri) Vita nuova (Dante Alighieri) Crying in literature. Dante, > Alighieri, > 1265-1321. Weinen > Motiv. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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Summary:	"Dante's Tears proves a poetics of weeping relevant to Dante's poetry in coincidence with his theological interests celebrated in the Commedia, and seeded in Vita Nuova. It reveals an untold story of Dante and Beatrice, and allows a new code of communication, the key of a hermeneutics of Dante's text that embraces as a whole religion, politics, physiology, and the poet's own concerns on matters such as desire and love."--Front flap.
Physical Description:	xviii, 204 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-201) and index.
ISBN:	9788822265067 8822265068