- A South African Convivio with Dante
- Edited by Sonia Fanucchi, Anita Virga
Notes on the writings by the University of the Witwatersrand students of Dante
- Franco Masciandaro
- © 2021 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/978-88-5518-458-8.12
I welcomed with enthusiasm the invitation to participate in the project of the young dantisti of the University of the Witwatersrand, as described by Chariklia Martalas: “To think critically about how the 21st century would change our views of Dante’s Divine Comedy if we interpret it through creative form.” I like to think of this project as a way, or method, that at once departs from and builds upon the traditional Dante studies. I therefore imagine that I am participating in a symposium, and therefore a dialogue with the young authors of this project, in the spirit of a newly discovered friendship.
- Keywords:
- Dante in South Africa,
- reading Dante,
- interpreting Dante,
University of Connecticut, United States
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Chapter Information
Chapter Title
Notes on the writings by the University of the Witwatersrand students of Dante
Authors
Franco Masciandaro
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-458-8.12
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2021
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© 2021 Author(s)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title
A South African Convivio with Dante
Book Subtitle
Born Frees’ Interpretations of the Commedia
Editors
Sonia Fanucchi, Anita Virga
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
212
Publication Year
2021
Copyright Information
© 2021 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-458-8
ISBN Print
978-88-5518-457-1
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-5518-458-8
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
Series E-ISSN
2704-5919