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„Поетическа теология“: херменевтиката и завръщането на древните богове в платонически контекст
– “Poetic theology”: Hermeneutics and the Return of Ancient Gods in Platonic Context

Author(s): Bogdana Paskaleva
Subject(s): History, Philosophy, Language and Literature Studies, History of Philosophy, History of ideas, Renaissance Philosophy, Philology
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН
Keywords: Renaissance; Florence; poetry; commentary; Platonism; Ancient divinities;

Summary/Abstract: Renaissance Platonism is linked to the revival of the interest in the deities of the Ancient pantheon. The present text traces back some of the origins of this process (the tradition of the Dolce stilnovo in Tuscan language and Dante Alighieri’s commentaries on his own works), arguing that the genre of the allegorical commentary on poetic texts is one of the main instruments facilitating the return of Ancient gods in the Christian context of 15th-century Florence. The key moments of the analysis regard Giovanni Pico della Mirandola’s commentary practice.

  • Issue Year: XXIX/2020
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 19-35
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Bulgarian