Abstract
In order to offer some coordinates in the intricate forest of the contemporary
debate on the relation Dante-Islam, this essay points at three different yet interrelated directions of research as they appear disseminated in today’s scholarship:
the possibility for Dante of a «sympathy» towards the Islamic culture, the
reasons behind the denial of his (alleged) Arabic sources, the critical assessment
of the philological evidence provided by documents at his reach in medieval
Italy.
debate on the relation Dante-Islam, this essay points at three different yet interrelated directions of research as they appear disseminated in today’s scholarship:
the possibility for Dante of a «sympathy» towards the Islamic culture, the
reasons behind the denial of his (alleged) Arabic sources, the critical assessment
of the philological evidence provided by documents at his reach in medieval
Italy.
| Translated title of the contribution | Dante and Muhammad: latest contributions to a century-long "polemica" |
|---|---|
| Original language | Italian |
| Article number | 5 |
| Pages (from-to) | 529-561 |
| Number of pages | 33 |
| Journal | Critica Letteraria |
| Volume | 168-169 |
| Issue number | N.A. |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Dec 2015 |