L'ascesa a Dio
Subtitle: tipologie della preghiera nella Commedia di Dante
By: by Alessandro Vettori ; traduzione di Paolo Scartoni
Contributors: Scartoni, Paolo, translator
Edition: Prima edizione.
Series: Temi e testi -- 215; Temi e testi -- 215.
Publisher: Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Roma
Language: ita
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9788893596343
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Religion; Prayer in literature; Praise of God; Poetry; Italian poetry; History and criticism; Prière dans la littérature; Poésie italienne; Histoire et critique; Divina commedia (Dante Alighieri)
Other titles: Tipologie della preghiera nella Commedia di Dante
Work titles: Dante's prayerful pilgrimage
Description: "In 'L'ascesa a Dio  : tipologie della preghiera nella Commedia di Dante' Alessandro Vettori provides a comprehensive analysis of prayer in Dante's Commedia. The underlying thesis considers prayer a metaphorical pilgrimage toward a sacred location and connects it with the pilgrim's ascent to the vision of the Trinity. Prayer is movement in Purgatorio and also in Paradiso, while eternal stasis is the penalty of blasphemous souls in Inferno. In the fictional rendition of the poem, the pilgrim's itinerary becomes a specular reflection of Dante's own exilic experience. Prayer's human-divine interaction affords the poet the necessary escape from the overwhelming sense of failure in politics and love. Whether it is petitional, liturgical, thankful, praiseful, or contemplative, prayer expresses the supplicant's wish to transform reality and attain a superior spiritual status"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Italian text with some passages translated from English.