LEADER 02510oam 22004212 450 001 9910795308903321 005 20230105202144.0 010 $a90-04-40525-9 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004405257 035 $a(CKB)4970000000170206 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5900149 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004405257 035 $a(EXLCZ)994970000000170206 100 $a20190605d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDante's prayerful pilgrimage $etypologies of prayer in The comedy /$fby Alessandro Vettori 210 1$aLeiden Boston :$cBRILL,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (273 pages) 225 1 $aMedieval and Renaissance Authors and Texts;$vvolume22 311 $a90-04-40524-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Pilgrimage and Exile -- Blasphemy in Inferno -- The Psalms: Poetic Prayer of Ascent -- Prayer as Art in Movement -- Intercessions, Prayerful Locations, and the Theatrics of Prayer -- Dancing Souls in Paradiso -- Prayer as Desire to Be Elsewhere -- Back Matter -- Appendix -- Works Cited -- Index. 330 $aIn Dante?s Prayerful Pilgrimage Alessandro Vettori provides a comprehensive analysis of prayer in Dante?s Commedia . The underlying thesis considers prayer a metaphorical pilgrimage toward a sacred location and connects it with the pilgrim?s ascent to the vision of the Trinity. Prayer is movement in Purgatorio and also in Paradiso, while eternal stasis is the penalty of blasphemous souls in Inferno . In the fictional rendition of the poem, the pilgrim?s itinerary becomes a specular reflection of Dante?s own exilic experience. Prayer?s human-divine interaction affords the poet the necessary escape from the overwhelming sense of failure in politics and love. Whether it is petitional, liturgical, thankful, praiseful, or contemplative, prayer expresses the supplicant?s wish to transform reality and attain a superior spiritual status. 410 0$aMedieval and Renaissance Authors and Texts;$vvolume22. 606 $aPrayer in literature 615 0$aPrayer in literature. 676 $a851.1 700 $aVettori$b Alessandro$0618319 801 0$bNL-LeKB 801 1$bNL-LeKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795308903321 996 $aDante's prayerful pilgrimage$93764976 997 $aUNINA