The relationship between classical and political literature is not only an academic theme, but a key to reading through all European cultural history: few authors embody it clearly as Dante Alighieri, who in his work interwoven poetic reflection, philosophical vision and direct intervention on the power of his time. This dimension of Dante is often reduced in school courses to a simple element of context, and that is why at New York University, precisely at the Casa Italian Zerilli-Marimò on April 23, it will be possible to participate in a rereading of Dante’s political thought.
The event, organized by the Department of Italian Studies, revolves around the presentation of the volume Perspectives on Dante Politico. At the Crossroads of Arts and Sciences, published in 2024 by De Gruyter and edited by Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio, professor at the University of Rochester. The book collects contributions from scholars from different fields and will be discussed with the participation of Eugenio Refini, Alison Cornish and Maria Luisa Ardizzone of NYU, along with Timothy Campbell of Cornell University. The comparison, scheduled between 18:30 and 20:00 and carried out in English, fits into a series of studies that aims to relocate Dante not only as a canonical author, but as an active figure in the political debate of his time.
The At the Crossroads of Arts and Sciences subtitle recalls a model of knowledge typical of medieval culture, in which arts and sciences constituted an integrated system, an understanding of current academic distinctions. The volume uses this perspective to propose an interdisciplinary reading of Dante’s thinking, linking different fields to analyze its political implications.
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