This book presents the proceedings of the fifth and final meeting of the International Dante Seminar. The papers, given by some of the leading international scholars of the poet – from Italy, the UK and the USA – address four major topics of particular concern to present-day Dante studies: Dante as a lyric poet; Dante as an ethical poet; Dante and the Eclogues; and Dante in nineteenth-century Britain. These topics reflect both areas which are currently the subject of heated critical debate (several new editions of the lyric poems have recently appeared or are in preparation, and the ethical dimension of Dante’s works is very much under discussion) and areas which are long overdue a reassessment (Dante’s remarkable revival of Latin pastoral poetry, and the extraordinary British contribution to Dante studies in the nineteenth century). As this set of conference proceedings makes clear, in Dante and in his legacy, ethics and poetry are inseparable.
Zygmunt G. Baranski is Serena Professor of Italian, University of Cambridge, and Fellow of Murray Edwards College. Martin McLaughlin is Agnelli-Serena Professor of Italian Studies at the University of Oxford, and Fellow of Magdalen College.
Reviews:
‘The essay by Justin Steinberg deserves emphasis... it makes a significant contribution to modern Dante scholarship. In a well-argued and well-documented approach, Steinberg discusses Dante’s dreams in Vita nova and the author’s use of dreams to explore questions of truth and fiction.’ — Unn Falkeid, Renaissance Quarterly 64.1, Spring 2011, 157-58
‘All in all, then, this is an impressive volume—a shade formidable, I would say, in respect of its user unfriendliness (acres of text on the page and a rather intrusive accumulation of translations and references in the body of the text)—but impressive for all that.’ — John Took, Modern Language Review 107.1, January 2012, 290-92 (full text online)
Contents:
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Salus, venus, virtus. Poetica, politica ed etica tra il De vulgari eloquentia e la Commedia Claire E. Honess
Honess, Claire E., ‘Salus, venus, virtus. Poetica, politica ed etica tra il De vulgari eloquentia e la Commedia’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 2–23
First footnote reference:35 Claire E. Honess, ‘Salus, venus, virtus. Poetica, politica ed etica tra il De vulgari eloquentia e la Commedia’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 2–23, p. 21.
Honess, Claire E.. 2010. ‘Salus, venus, virtus. Poetica, politica ed etica tra il De vulgari eloquentia e la Commedia’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 2–23
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Honess 2010: 21).
Falzone, Paolo, ‘Desiderio naturale, nobiltà dell’anima e grazia divina nel iv trattato del Convivio’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 24–55
First footnote reference:35 Paolo Falzone, ‘Desiderio naturale, nobiltà dell’anima e grazia divina nel iv trattato del Convivio’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 24–55, p. 21.
Falzone, Paolo. 2010. ‘Desiderio naturale, nobiltà dell’anima e grazia divina nel iv trattato del Convivio’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 24–55
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Falzone 2010: 21).
Kirkpatrick, Robin, and Corbett, George, ‘“E lascia pur grattar...”: Language, Narrative and Ethics in the Commedia’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 56–73
First footnote reference:35 Robin Kirkpatrick, George Corbett, ‘“E lascia pur grattar...”: Language, Narrative and Ethics in the Commedia’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 56–73, p. 21.
Subsequent footnote reference:37 Kirkpatrick and Corbett, p. 47.
Kirkpatrick, Robin, and Corbett, George. 2010. ‘“E lascia pur grattar...”: Language, Narrative and Ethics in the Commedia’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 56–73
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Kirkpatrick and Corbett 2010: 21).
Example footnote reference:35 Kirkpatrick and Corbett 2010: 21.
Gragnolati, Manuele, ‘Trasformazioni e assenze: la performance della Vita nova e le figure di Dante e Cavalcanti’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 74–91
First footnote reference:35 Manuele Gragnolati, ‘Trasformazioni e assenze: la performance della Vita nova e le figure di Dante e Cavalcanti’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 74–91, p. 21.
Subsequent footnote reference:37 Gragnolati, p. 47.
Gragnolati, Manuele. 2010. ‘Trasformazioni e assenze: la performance della Vita nova e le figure di Dante e Cavalcanti’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 74–91
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Gragnolati 2010: 21).
Example footnote reference:35 Gragnolati 2010: 21.
Steinberg, Justin, ‘Dante’s First Dream between Reception and Allegory: The Response to Dante da Maiano in the Vita nova’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 92–118
First footnote reference:35 Justin Steinberg, ‘Dante’s First Dream between Reception and Allegory: The Response to Dante da Maiano in the Vita nova’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 92–118, p. 21.
Subsequent footnote reference:37 Steinberg, p. 47.
Steinberg, Justin. 2010. ‘Dante’s First Dream between Reception and Allegory: The Response to Dante da Maiano in the Vita nova’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 92–118
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Steinberg 2010: 21).
Giunta, Claudio, ‘Dante: l’amore come destino’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 119–37
First footnote reference:35 Claudio Giunta, ‘Dante: l’amore come destino’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 119–37, p. 21.
Giunta, Claudio. 2010. ‘Dante: l’amore come destino’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 119–37
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Giunta 2010: 21).
Villa, Claudia, ‘Il problema dello stile umile (e il riso di Dante)’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 138–52
First footnote reference:35 Claudia Villa, ‘Il problema dello stile umile (e il riso di Dante)’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 138–52, p. 21.
Villa, Claudia. 2010. ‘Il problema dello stile umile (e il riso di Dante)’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 138–52
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Villa 2010: 21).
Pertile, Lino, ‘Le Egloghe di Dante e l’antro di Polifemo’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 153–67
First footnote reference:35 Lino Pertile, ‘Le Egloghe di Dante e l’antro di Polifemo’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 153–67, p. 21.
Pertile, Lino. 2010. ‘Le Egloghe di Dante e l’antro di Polifemo’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 153–67
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Pertile 2010: 21).
Allegretti, Paola, ‘Dante “Tityrus annosus” (Egloghe, iv. 12)’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 168–209
First footnote reference:35 Paola Allegretti, ‘Dante “Tityrus annosus” (Egloghe, iv. 12)’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 168–209, p. 21.
Subsequent footnote reference:37 Allegretti, p. 47.
Allegretti, Paola. 2010. ‘Dante “Tityrus annosus” (Egloghe, iv. 12)’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 168–209
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Allegretti 2010: 21).
Example footnote reference:35 Allegretti 2010: 21.
Caesar, Michael, ‘Dante, Leopardi and The City of Dreadful Night’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 210–26
First footnote reference:35 Michael Caesar, ‘Dante, Leopardi and The City of Dreadful Night’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 210–26, p. 21.
Caesar, Michael. 2010. ‘Dante, Leopardi and The City of Dreadful Night’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 210–26
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Caesar 2010: 21).
Lindon, John, ‘Notes on the British Contribution to the Nineteenth-Century Rise of Dante Studies: Edward Moore and the Text of the Commedia’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 227–39
First footnote reference:35 John Lindon, ‘Notes on the British Contribution to the Nineteenth-Century Rise of Dante Studies: Edward Moore and the Text of the Commedia’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), pp. 227–39, p. 21.
Lindon, John. 2010. ‘Notes on the British Contribution to the Nineteenth-Century Rise of Dante Studies: Edward Moore and the Text of the Commedia’, in Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 227–39
Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Lindon 2010: 21).
Barański, Zygmunt G., and Martin McLaughlin (eds), Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010)
First footnote reference:35Dante the Lyric and Ethical Poet: Dante lirico e etico, ed. by Zygmunt G. Barański and Martin McLaughlin (Cambridge: Legenda, 2010), p. 21.
Subsequent footnote reference:37 Barański and McLaughlin, p. 47.
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