Dante and the Dynamics of Textual Exchange: Authorship, Manuscript Culture, and

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This is the first book-length study to explore the question of poetry and genre by investigating, through an analysis of both textual and manuscript evidence, the ways in which Dante redefines the medieval theory of authorship as defined by Medieval scholars, among whom Bonaventure was the most prominent one.

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Dante and the Dynamics of Textual Exchange is the first book-length study to explore the question of poetry and genre in Dante's Vita Nova (ca. 1292-1294). In paying particular attention to complex and multifaceted interactions between different cultures in Italy in the thirteenth century, this study illuminates the multicultural and plurilinguistic society transitioning from the feudal court to the modern city-state, advanced by the rising mercantile class. Working at the intersection of textual, material, and cultural elements, this study complements the current state of scholarship by providing information and answers informed by an in-depth analysis of the manuscript culture and its role in the birth and development of European vernacular traditions. Furthermore, Dante and the Dynamics of Textual Exchange expands the literature's understanding of the dynamics between a text and its material support by looking at this relationship within a broader framework of intercultural exchange, which suggests an increased dynamics and fluidity between cultures.

Author Biography

Jelena Todorovi is Assistant Professor of Italian at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What is Is an Author? 1. Quello non conosciuto da molti libro di Boezio: De Consolatione Philosophiae and Its Role in the Making of the Vita Nova 2. Dante the Scribe and Dante the Commentator I: Medieval Latin Book and the Vita Nova 3. Dante the Scribe and Dante the Commentator II: The Vita Nova and the Old Occitan Poetry Collections 4. Dante the Scribe and Dante the Compiler: Redefining Italian Vernacular Literary and Scribal Matrices in the Vita Nova Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

Review

"Todorovic's excellent study reconstructs for us the young Dante's understanding of authorship based upon his readings of Boethius, medieval and classical Latin, Old Occitan, and the vernacular tradition. Her attention to detail, and her admirable familiarity with the often complicated source material, make this volume useful to anyone interested in Dante and, indeed, one that will find a place on any serious scholar's bookshelf." -- -Michael Papio University of Massachusetts, Amherst "With this study, Todorovic makes a valuable contribution to scholarship on Dante's Vita Nova. She situates Dante's libello in the broader culture of book production of the Middle Ages, exploring the confluence of forces that shaped his composition of the prosimetrum. Through her ground-breaking analysis, Todorovic demonstrates how Dante hybridized the philosophical work of Boethius, the Latin commentaries of accessus ad auctores, and the vernacular tradition of vidas and razos in an early example of his literary experimentalism. For years to come, Dante criticism will need to take account of the insights Todorovic presents here." -- -Fabian Alfie University of Arizona

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Dante and the Dynamics of Textual Exchange is the first book-length study to explore the question of poetry and genre in Dante's Vita Nova (ca. 1292-1294). In paying particular attention to complex and multifaceted interactions between different cultures in Italy in the thirteenth century, this study illuminates the multicultural and plurilinguistic society transitioning from the feudal court to the modern city-state, advanced by the rising mercantile class. Working at the intersection of textual, material, and cultural elements, this study complements the current state of scholarship by providing information and answers informed by an in-depth analysis of the manuscript culture and its role in the birth and development of European vernacular traditions. Furthermore, Dante and the Dynamics of Textual Exchange expands the literature's understanding of the dynamics between a text and its material support by looking at this relationship within a broader framework of intercultural exchange, which suggests an increased dynamics and fluidity between cultures.

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With this study, Todorovic makes a valuable contribution to scholarship on Dante's Vita Nova. She situates Dante's libello in the broader culture of book production of the Middle Ages, exploring the confluence of forces that shaped his composition of the prosimetrum. Through her ground-breaking analysis, Todorovic demonstrates how Dante hybridized the philosophical work of Boethius, the Latin commentaries of accessus ad auctores, and the vernacular tradition of vidas and razos in an early example of his literary experimentalism. For years to come, Dante criticism will need to take account of the insights Todorovic presents here. -----Fabian Alfie, University of Arizona

Details ISBN0823270238 Short Title DANTE & THE DYNAMICS OF TEXTUA Pages 248 Publisher Fordham University Press Language English ISBN-10 0823270238 ISBN-13 9780823270231 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 851.1 Year 2016 Publication Date 2016-03-01 Imprint Fordham University Press Subtitle Authorship, Manuscript Culture, and the Making of the 'Vita Nova' Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2016-03-01 AU Release Date 2016-03-01 NZ Release Date 2016-03-01 US Release Date 2016-03-01 Edited by James T. Fisher Birth 1915 Affiliation Univ Pierre Et Marie Curie, France Position illustrator Qualifications Ph.D., D.Litt. Author Jelena Todorovi Audience Professional & Vocational Series Dante's World: Historicizing Literary Cultures of the Due and Trecento We've got this

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