Vitale, Vincenzo. (2018) "Se tu segui tua stella": postille sugli Argonauti di Dante. Tre corone, 5. pp. 97-120.
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Abstract
The article examines the impact of the myth of Castor and Pollux on Dante's decision to choose the Argonauts as a symbol of the Comedy's third Cantica. The brothers, who took part in the Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece, were transformed by Zeus into the constellation Gemini, the sign of the zodiac under which Dante himself was born. The poet could thus have chosen the myth of the Argonauts because he believed that the constellation of Gemini had determined his destiny as a modern Christian Argonaut. The second part of the essay analyses the opposition between Ulysses' voyage and that of the Argonauts, which Dante modelled on the account transmitted by the 'Historia destructionis Troiae' of Guido delle Colonne. The last sectione of the article odders a reading of Paradiso XXVII in light of the interpretation of Castor and Pollux as Argonauts.
| Faculties and Departments: | 04 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > Departement Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften > Fachbereich Italianistik 04 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > Departement Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften > Ehemalige Einheiten Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften > Italienische Literaturwissenschaft (Terzoli) |
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| UniBasel Contributors: | Vitale, Vincenzo |
| Item Type: | Article, refereed |
| Article Subtype: | Research Article |
| Publisher: | Fabrizio Serra |
| ISSN: | 2283-5768 |
| Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
| Last Modified: | 17 Dec 2018 13:41 |
| Deposited On: | 17 Dec 2018 13:41 |
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