Il poeta e il filosofo

Overview & Synopsis

Guido Cavalcanti has received considerable attention from critics, yet the impression drawn from studies seeking traces of Cavalcanti in the centuries following his death is that recognition of his influence tends to focus on only one of the two defining aspects of his persona: “the poet” or “the philosopher,” as if two distinct and often contrasting entities emerged in the Italian literary landscape and were received as such. The volume The Poet and the Philosopher therefore aims to reconcile this dichotomy and outline a new, cohesive profile of Cavalcanti’s reception throughout the 14th to 16th centuries.