Project description
The cultural context of Dante’s era
In late Middle Ages Italy, literature was written in Latin. Dante’s role in the use of the vernacular language in literature was instrumental. But what was the cultural environment in which Dante was formed? In particular which vernacular texts were used for the secular education of people in Tuscany? The EU-funded VERTEXCULT project will attempt the first systematic research on the cultural environment in north-western Tuscany and Florence during the period between 1250 and 1321 (the year of Dante’s death). The project will identify which vernacular literary texts circulated among the ruling class in that period and determine the existing cultural conditions.
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MSCA-IF-GF - Global Fellowships
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30123 Venezia
Italy
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Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
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M5S 1A1 Toronto
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Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
H3G 1M8 Montreal
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