Medieval and Modern Philologies

Series | Medieval and Modern Philologies
Volume 18 | Review | Theologus Dantes

Theologus Dantes

Theological Themes in the Works and Early Commentaries
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    edited by
  • Luca Lombardo - Università degli Studi di Bergamo, Italia - email
  • Diego Parisi - Istituto storico italiano per il Medioevo, Roma, Italia - email
  • Anna Pegoretti - Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Italia - email orcid profile

Abstract
The contributions collected in these Acts offer a varied and articulate representation of the relations between Dante Alighieri’s work and late-medieval theological culture, observed in some of its fundamental aspects and with particular attention to the ancient exegesis of the Commedia. The topics covered cover a broad spectrum of issues: the presence of heresy in the poem; the presumed heterodoxy of Dante himself; the references to the Cross and the Passion, examined in the light of the theological doctrines and devotional practices of the time; the influence exerted by the so-called ‘affective mysticism’ on Dante's poetological reflection; the problem of the creation and resurrection of bodies; the connection between theology and the Empyrean sky proposed in the Convivio; the arduous theme of the prophetic vision, investigated starting from the Epistle to Cangrande. The last two contributions are dedicated to as yet little-known episodes in the reception of Dante’s poem: the Anonymous Theologian’s comments on Paradise and Dante’s presence in the 15th-century sermons of Gabriele Barletta and Paolo Attavanti.

Keywords CharityCreationIncarnationLate-medieval preachersSufferingSalvationCrossHeterodoxyPaulSchismOrthodoxyBiblical visionsEpistle to CangrandeTheologyFranciscansDante AlighieriFra DolcinoWilliam of Saint-ThierryEgerton 943DanteBernard GuiReceptionAverroismPassion of ChristAffective mysticismChristus patiensDevotionHoly SpiritPreachingPosse non mori | non posse moriEternityHeresyChristus triumphansBodyIncorruptibilityStIntellect of loveParadisoCommentaryThomismTroubadoursPurgatorio XXIVSoteriologySermon collectionsEmpyrean

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-298-7 | e-ISBN 978-88-6969-298-7 | ISBN (PRINT) 978-88-6969-299-4 | Number of pages 262 | Dimensions 16x23cm | Published Dec. 17, 2018 | Language it