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'''Irma Brandeis''' (1905–1990) was a Jewish-American scholar of [[Dante Alighieri]]. Her work ''The Ladder of Vision'' was acclaimed as a breakthrough in Dantean studies, upon its publication in the 1960s. |
'''Irma Brandeis''' (1905–1990) was a Jewish-American scholar of [[Dante Alighieri]]. Her work ''The Ladder of Vision'' was acclaimed as a breakthrough in Dantean studies, upon its publication in the 1960s. |
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In her visits to [[Italy]] between 1933 and 1939 Brandeis became acquainted with the poet [[Eugenio Montale]] and was the inspiration |
In her visits to [[Italy]] between 1933 and 1939 Brandeis became acquainted with the poet [[Eugenio Montale]] and was the inspiration for the metaphysical figure - [[senhal]]<ref>[http://www.italica.rai.it/scheda.php?scheda=montale_clizia italica.rai.it]</ref> Clizia in his poetry (especially on ''Le Occasioni'').<ref>[http://books.google.it/books?id=CzUfQBmlm0kC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=montale+clizia+le+occasioni&source=bl&ots=9RJgVofUfS&sig=eKGeDIA2lI9-E9WqiVgsaCK7yUc&hl=it&ei=W6uSStaYHNaEsAbqxPGlDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9#v=onepage&q=&f=false Montale, Ungaretti, Saba: guida alla lettura] by Tommaso Testaverde, on books.google.it</ref> The love story is narrated on Montale's posthumous book ''Lettere a Clizia'' (A.Mondadori, Milan 2006). |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 12:56, 25 April 2011
Irma Brandeis (1905–1990) was a Jewish-American scholar of Dante Alighieri. Her work The Ladder of Vision was acclaimed as a breakthrough in Dantean studies, upon its publication in the 1960s.
In her visits to Italy between 1933 and 1939 Brandeis became acquainted with the poet Eugenio Montale and was the inspiration for the metaphysical figure - senhal[1] Clizia in his poetry (especially on Le Occasioni).[2] The love story is narrated on Montale's posthumous book Lettere a Clizia (A.Mondadori, Milan 2006).
References
- ^ italica.rai.it
- ^ Montale, Ungaretti, Saba: guida alla lettura by Tommaso Testaverde, on books.google.it
External links
- Brandeis' defense of Allen Mandelbaum's translation of the Divine Comedy
- Contemporary Archive "Alessandro Bonsanti"