In 700 years of intense commentary, readers of the Comedy—at least professional readers—have almost entirely managed to avoid a crucial inquiry: what did Dante know about classical pederasty? What did he think of it? And most poignantly, did he think about Virgil in this context?
Organised by Manuele Gragnolati
A lecture on the occasion of the publication of The Oxford Handbook of Dante in cooperation with Équipe littérature et culture italiennes (Sorbonne Université)
Part of the Lecture Series Decentring Dante.
Video-meeting with the possibility of audiovisual participation. Please register on the event page. Public livestream available.