Metaphor in the Early Italian Lyric and Dante's Lyric Poems
Abstract
Dante began his career as a lyric poet in Florence towards the end of the thirteenth century, and his Commedia , though very different in range and scope from these early poems, unmistakably bears the mark of his apprenticeship in this area. No discussion of metaphor in Dante can ignore these poems, especially since it has been argued that Dante became a metaphorical poet rather than beginning as one. 1
Fields of Study & Subjects
Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
Early Modern Spanish Literature
History of Emotions Research
Publication details
- Pages
- 21–36
- Publication date
- 6 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter