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Dante and his neighbourhood in Florence: The place where he lived, his houses and his churches. The question of the fig tree

Dante and his neighbourhood in Florence: The place where he lived, his houses and his churches. The question of the fig tree

Pecchioni, Enio
Pecchioni, Lorenzo

Paperback

General World History

ISBN10: 8832211971
ISBN13: 9788832211979
Publisher: Press & Archeos
Published: Apr 29 2024
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.24 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Researching the places where Dante was born and lived has always revolved around an imaginary centre of gravity: an old fig tree planted by the poet's ancestor Alighiero near the Romanesque Church of San Martino.
Just as P. Bargellini imagined the newborn Dante swinging in his cradle in the shade of such tree, Dante himself employed the image of the sweet fig tree in his Comedy: a metaphor for ideal Florentine virtues contrasting with the establishment of his time, as rough as the rock from which it came. Indeed, it was a member of the Sacchetti family that had Geri di Bello Alighieri murdered for political gains - a family originating from rocky Fiesole. The great fig tree no longer protected Dante's youth. Lapo, Francesco...the balance of the district was now upset.

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