L'ascesa a Dio : tipologie della preghiera nella Commedia di Dante / by Alessandro Vettori ; traduzione di Paolo Scartoni.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vettori, Alessandro, author.

Contributor:

Scartoni, Paolo, translator.

Series:

Temi e testi ; 215.

Temi e testi ; 215

Standardized Title:

Dante's prayerful pilgrimage. Italian

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321. Divina commedia.

Dante Alighieri.

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321--Religion.

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321.

Prayer in literature--14th century.

Prayer in literature.

Praise of God--Poetry--14th century.

Praise of God.

Italian poetry.

Religion.

Italian poetry--14th century--History and criticism.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

xxi, 225 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Prima edizione.

Other Title:

Tipologie della preghiera nella Commedia di Dante

Place of Publication:

Roma : Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 2021.

Summary:

"In 'L'ascesa a Dio : tipologie della preghiera nella Commedia di Dante' Alessandro Vettori provides a comprehensive analysis of prayer in Dante's Commedia. The underlying thesis considers prayer a metaphorical pilgrimage toward a sacred location and connects it with the pilgrim's ascent to the vision of the Trinity. Prayer is movement in Purgatorio and also in Paradiso, while eternal stasis is the penalty of blasphemous souls in Inferno. In the fictional rendition of the poem, the pilgrim's itinerary becomes a specular reflection of Dante's own exilic experience. Prayer's human-divine interaction affords the poet the necessary escape from the overwhelming sense of failure in politics and love. Whether it is petitional, liturgical, thankful, praiseful, or contemplative, prayer expresses the supplicant's wish to transform reality and attain a superior spiritual status"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9788893596343

8893596342

OCLC:

1312757253