The article aims to present and analyze a group of metaphors in Dante’s oeuvre that in volve the verb dipingere, and that have not yet been considered by scholars. These metaphors use the lexicon of paint to describe the expression of emotions on someone’s face. The study explores both the correlations and, more importantly, the differences be tween the traditional topos of the painted heart – widespread in the Sicilian lyric poetry and in the Stilnovo – and the new kind of metaphor created by Dante. Each metaphor is analyzed in relationship to its textual and thematic context, as well as in its similarities with other metaphors. Dante’s development of this new metaphor can be summarized in two phases. The first, found in Dante’s early Rime, carries a symbolic and emblematic meaning; the second, starting from the Convivio and continuing throughout the Commedia, focuses on the embodiment of emotions. The study ends with a linguistic hypothesis regarding the relationship between the textual construction of Dante’s new metaphors and his knowledge of a similar expression common in Tuscany in the 13th and 14th centuries.
L’articolo studia un gruppo di metafore pittoriche dantesche finora trascurato dalla cri- tica, incentrato sulla rappresentazione delle emozioni. Tali metafore sono da considerare distinte dal topos del cuore dipinto consacrato dalla tradizione siciliana e stilnovistica per diverse ragioni, sia stilistiche che tematiche. Si procede quindi a un confronto tra la metafora del cuore e quella, nuova e dantesca, del volto dipinto, segnalando i maggiori punti di scarto e di innovatività di quest’ultima. Segue un’analisi specifica di ciascuna metafora, che tiene conto del suo rapporto con il contesto testuale in cui è inserita e di eventuali differenze con le restanti metafore. Si riconoscono due fasi dell’elaborazione dantesca della metafora pit- torica del volto: una prima, rintracciabile nelle Rime giovanili, in cui la metafora ha un va- lore simbolico, e una seconda, per cui a partire dal Convivio la metafora ha un referente materiale corporeo, ben presente anche nella Commedia. Lo studio si conclude con un’ipo- tesi linguistica sui possibili influssi che il toscano del XIV secolo può aver esercitato sulla creazione da parte di Dante della metafora del volto.
Metafora pittorica e rappresentazione delle emozioni in Dante
Micheletti, Francesca
2025
Abstract
The article aims to present and analyze a group of metaphors in Dante’s oeuvre that in volve the verb dipingere, and that have not yet been considered by scholars. These metaphors use the lexicon of paint to describe the expression of emotions on someone’s face. The study explores both the correlations and, more importantly, the differences be tween the traditional topos of the painted heart – widespread in the Sicilian lyric poetry and in the Stilnovo – and the new kind of metaphor created by Dante. Each metaphor is analyzed in relationship to its textual and thematic context, as well as in its similarities with other metaphors. Dante’s development of this new metaphor can be summarized in two phases. The first, found in Dante’s early Rime, carries a symbolic and emblematic meaning; the second, starting from the Convivio and continuing throughout the Commedia, focuses on the embodiment of emotions. The study ends with a linguistic hypothesis regarding the relationship between the textual construction of Dante’s new metaphors and his knowledge of a similar expression common in Tuscany in the 13th and 14th centuries.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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