"Sequere me" : "Imitatio" dans la "Divine Comédie" et dans le "Livre du Chemin de long estude"





Author(s): De Rentiis, Dina  
Title of the compilation: The city of scholars : new approaches to Christine de Pizan
Editors: De Rentiis, Dina  ; De Rentiis, Dina  
Publisher Information: Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter
Year of publication: 1994
Pages: 31-42
ISBN: 978-3-11-013879-5
Language(s): French
Abstract: 
The image of the disciple "following"/"imitating" his master/model is of crucial importance both in the "Divine Comedy" and in the "Chemin de long estude". In both works, this image is far more than a "topos" borrowed from the classical tradition. To understaod its significance, it is necessary to reconstruct its religious and historical context. Already between the 12th and the 14th century, under the influence of the "imitatio Christi", the notion of "following"/"imitating" a philosophical and aesthetical model becomes a most important, most complex notion. For both Dante and Christine, "following"/"imitating" an author means, firstly, to determine the meaning and the value of this author (and of his writings) for the present and, secondly, to determine one's own "value" as an author as well as the significance of one's own works.
GND Keywords: Christine, de Pisan, 1365-1429, Chemin de long estude; Dante, Alighieri, 1265-1321, Divina commedia; Imitatio
Keywords: -
DDC Classification: 840 French & related literatures  
850 Italian, Romanian & related literatures  
RVK Classification: IT 6202     IE 5314   
Peer Reviewed: Ja
International Distribution: Ja
Type: Contribution to an Articlecollection
URI: https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/46476
Release Date: 8. October 2019