President: Giampaolo Pioli    |    Editor in Chief: Stefano Vaccara
English Editor: Grace Russo Bullaro 

  • Login
VNY La Voce di New York

The First Italian English Digital Daily Newspaper in the US

  • English Edition
  • Letters
  • New York
  • U.N.
  • News
  • People
  • Arts
  • Lifestyles
  • Food & Wine
  • Travel
  • Italian Edition
No Result
View All Result
VNY
  • English Edition
  • Letters
  • New York
  • U.N.
  • News
  • People
  • Arts
  • Lifestyles
  • Food & Wine
  • Travel
  • Italian Edition
No Result
View All Result
VNY La Voce di New York
No Result
View All Result
in
Arts
April 19, 2017
in
Arts
April 19, 2017
0

Heather Webb explores personae in Dante’s Commedia

What does it mean to be a person when the body is taken away? Dante invites readers to reflect along with him

Sarah AxelrodbySarah Axelrod
Heather Webb
Time: 1 min read

Dante navigates the afterlife by speaking with the persons that populate it, his interactions gradually shaping his concept of humanity and personhood. Souls in Inferno, Purgatory and Paradise appear not as physical embodiments of the persons they were in life, but as the essence of those persons expressed in speech, gesture and interaction. Heather Webb argues that personhood is something that exists beyond the physical body and remains after death and damnation. Her book Dante’s Persons (Oxford University Press, 2016) takes stock of all three canticles of theCommedia, searching for the growing and evolving meaning of that word, persona. She connects her own close readings of the Commedia’s text with centuries of commentary that take different views of what personhood actually is, a kind of study that gives voice to a great many fascinating and often conflicting critical viewpoints. The result, as Webb discusses with Sarah Axelrod, College Fellow in Italian Studies at Harvard University, is an elegant, approachable book that considers one of the most famous works in world literature and extracts perspectives on what makes us human, inviting new readers of Dante to confront ethical questions of our own time with his exquisite poetry.

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Sarah Axelrod

Sarah Axelrod

DELLO STESSO AUTORE

The Spectacle of Mathematics, in Arielle Saiber’s Measured Words

The Spectacle of Mathematics, in Arielle Saiber’s Measured Words

bySarah Axelrod
Heather Webb

Heather Webb explores personae in Dante’s Commedia

bySarah Axelrod

A PROPOSITO DI...

Tags: booksDanteHarvardinterview
Previous Post

SmoKings: Not Smoking Hurts the State Finances

Next Post

Antonella Ricco: a Chef in New York with Puglia in Her Heart

Discussion about this post

DELLO STESSO AUTORE

No Content Available

Latest News

Israele: ‘Preso terrorista che ha sparato su bus a Gerusalemme’

Israele: ‘Preso terrorista che ha sparato su bus a Gerusalemme’

byAnsa
Assalto Capitol: udienze pubbliche tra tv, maxi schermi e gelati

Uomo si schianta in auto contro la cancellata di Capitol Hill e poi si suicida

byLa Voce di New York

New York

Salman Rushdie attaccato al respiratore: il ricordo dello scrittore a New York

Salman Rushdie attaccato al respiratore: il ricordo dello scrittore a New York

byAndrea Visconti
New York è “sotto attacco” delle mosche lanterne maculate

New York è “sotto attacco” delle mosche lanterne maculate

byRosa Coppola

Italiany

Torna in Sardegna il festival “MusaMadre”: richiamo della cultura e delle radici

Torna in Sardegna il festival “MusaMadre”: richiamo della cultura e delle radici

byManuela Caracciolo
“Senato&Cultura”: premiati gli imprenditori che rendono grande l’Italia nel mondo

“Senato&Cultura”: premiati gli imprenditori che rendono grande l’Italia nel mondo

byNicola Corradi
Next Post
Intervista alla private chef Antonella Ricco

Antonella Ricco: a Chef in New York with Puglia in Her Heart

La Voce di New York

President: Giampaolo Pioli   |   Editor in Chief: Stefano Vaccara   |   English Editor: Grace Russo Bullaro

  • New York
    • Eventi
  • Onu
  • News
    • Primo Piano
    • Politica
    • Voto Estero
    • Economia
    • First Amendment
  • People
    • Expat
  • Arts
    • Arte e Design
    • Spettacolo
    • Musica
    • Libri
    • Lingua Italiana
  • Lifestyles
    • Fashion
    • Scienza e Salute
    • Sport
    • Religioni
  • Food & Wine
  • Travel
    • Italia
  • Mediterraneo
  • English
  • Search/Archive
  • About us
    • Editorial Staff
    • President
    • Administration
    • Advertising

VNY Media La Voce di New York © 2016 - 2022
Main Office: 230 Park Avenue, 21floor, New York, NY 10169 | Editorial Office/Redazione: UN Secretariat Building, International Press Corps S-301, New York, NY 10017

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • New York
  • Onu
  • News
    • Primo Piano
    • Politica
    • Economia
    • First Amendment
  • Arts
    • Arte e Design
    • Spettacolo
    • Musica
    • Libri
  • Lingua Italiana
  • Lifestyles
    • Fashion
    • Scienza e Salute
    • Sport
    • Religioni
  • Food & Wine
    • Cucina Italiana
  • Travel
    • Italia
  • English

© 2016/2022 VNY Media La Voce di New York

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In