Medieval and Modern Philologies



Medieval and Modern Philologies

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The series is currently divided into Serie occidentale and Serie orientale, which will gather research of philological nature (critical editions, monographs, research on printed and manuscript traditions, methodological essays, proceedings of seminars and conferences); its primary goal is to be the ‘place’ of exchange and of intellectual collaboration among scholars of the Western and Eastern traditions: first of all, those who work in the University, but also, and with particular attention, the external ones. Texts written in the main languages of modern cultures will be welcomed; special attention will be devoted to the testing of computer critical editions.

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  • Fiore dei conversi. Testo inedito di fine secolo XIV
  • Andrea Ferrando
  • Jan. 12, 2026
  • Fiore dei conversi is an anonymous poem in refrained sonnets (372 poems) dating back to the end of the fourteenth century and preserved in a single manuscript (Vatican Apostolic Library, Chig. M.IV.99). It recounts an allegorical journey among the stars and to Paradise undertaken by the protagonist while still alive, accompanied by a wise and faithful guide, often referred to as the duca. This work presents the critical edition of the poem: the first part (chapters 1‑6) offers a general introduction to the text from a literary and linguistic perspective, and includes a codicological description of the manuscript. Within this section, one chapter is devoted to the influence of Dante’s Commedia on the imagination, linguistic usus scribendi, and stylistic register of the anonymous poet. Furthermore, the study advances the hypothesis of a geographical localisation of the poem on the basis of several relevant linguistic features, whose presence suggests an origin in central Italy, particularly in Umbria. The second section of the work (chapter 7) contains the critical edition of the sonnets: each poem is preceded by an introduction summarising its content and followed by a commentary highlighting its most notable literary aspects. The poem may be considered one of the most interesting and innovative examples of the reception and reworking of Dante’s masterpiece, the Commedia.

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  • Eugenio Burgio, Franz Fischer, Marco Sartor
  • Sept. 6, 2021
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  • Luca Lombardo, Diego Parisi, Anna Pegoretti
  • Dec. 17, 2018