The present article retraces the occurrences of the 12th-century poet and theologian Alan of Lille in the first commentaries on the Commedia. Several modern scholars have pointed to the Doctor Universalis as a model for the poem; however, no previous study attempted to evaluate if Alan was considered, if not a precursor, at least an author akin to Dante by his contemporaries. The survey reveals that the first commentators, while occasionally citing Alan, did not have a solid knowledge of the author, as they often confused his identity and works and mentioned him only sporadically, as a mere auctoritas among the others. There is only one exception, but a relevant one: Pietro Alighieri dedicated significant attention to the relationship between the Anticlaudianus and the Commedia, especially regarding the allegorical structure of the two works.
Il presente contributo offre una ricognizione delle occorrenze di Alano da Lilla, poeta e teologo del XII secolo, nei commenti trecenteschi alla «Commedia». Diversi critici moderni hanno visto nel Doctor Universalis un modello per il poema, ma nessuno studio sul tema si è mai preoccupato di valutare se Alano fosse considerato, se non come un predecessore, quantomeno come un autore affine a Dante dai contemporanei. Dall’indagine emerge che i primi commentatori, pur citando Alano, non ne dimostrano una conoscenza profonda, confondendone spesso l’identità e le opere e menzionandolo solo sporadicamente come un’auctoritas fra le altre senza particolare rilievo. Unica, ma importante eccezione è Pietro Alighieri, che dedica una significativa attenzione all’«Anticlaudianus» in relazione alla «Commedia» soprattutto per quanto riguarda la struttura allegorica delle due opere.
La presenza di Alano da Lilla negli antichi commenti alla «Commedia»
Depoli, Giulia
2022
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The present article retraces the occurrences of the 12th-century poet and theologian Alan of Lille in the first commentaries on the Commedia. Several modern scholars have pointed to the Doctor Universalis as a model for the poem; however, no previous study attempted to evaluate if Alan was considered, if not a precursor, at least an author akin to Dante by his contemporaries. The survey reveals that the first commentators, while occasionally citing Alan, did not have a solid knowledge of the author, as they often confused his identity and works and mentioned him only sporadically, as a mere auctoritas among the others. There is only one exception, but a relevant one: Pietro Alighieri dedicated significant attention to the relationship between the Anticlaudianus and the Commedia, especially regarding the allegorical structure of the two works.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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