Publisher's Synopsis
This volume is a study of intellectual history focusing on the theological-philosophical and rhetorical-poetic nature of Dantean culture. It searches for and establishes a continuity-discontinuity between Vita Nova, the theme of the loda and the first two canzoni Dante will comment on in the Convivio. Dante's attempt to find relationships among different cultural models is part of what is researched.The methodology of Convivio seems to be announced.