Abstract
[Autom. eng. transl.] Devoted to poetry ex utero matris, Giovanni Boccaccio aspired to recognition all his life
poetic of the laurel wreath, without ever being able to obtain it. The
contribution analyzes the refined post-mortem coronation operation put to
point by Lorenzo Ridolfi, one of the first readers and copyists of Boccaccio, on his
personal copies of Buccolicum carmen and De montibus. Starting from the analysis of a
text by Zanobi da Strada that Ridolfi associates with this last work is reconstructed
the network of links underlying such an operation, examining the contextually the
Boccaccio's reaction to Zanobi's Pisan graduation of 1355. From the best point of view
define Boccaccio's ultimate position towards the poetic crown are finally analysed
Boccaccio's testimonies dating back to the 1970s regarding the degree
missed by Dante and the much admired one by Petrarch.
| Translated title of the contribution | [Autom. eng. transl.] "Where Calliope orders me also to persecute myself": l'alloro di Giovanni Boccaccio tra Zanobi da Strada e Francesco Petrarca |
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| Original language | Italian |
| Pages (from-to) | 231-247 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | SCAFFALE APERTO |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Keywords
- Giovanni Boccaccio, Lorenzo Ridolfi, Zanobi da Strada, Francesco Petrarca, corona d’alloro